Scientific Name: Cassytha glabella f. glabella

Common Name: slender dodderlaurel

Family Classification (Clade): Magnoliids

Family: Lauraceae

Form Description: Twining parasitic plant with smooth, slender stems; forms dense mats over undergrowth.

Flowers: About 3mm in diameter, 5-8 together. The flower enlarges and surrounds the developing fruit.

Fruit: Fleshy drupe is 5-6mm long and green when ripe. The drupe encloses one hard seed.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant, especially in coastal heath.

General Notes

Requires a host plant to parasitise.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Difficult to grow from seed.

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination has been observed following fire, but mild abrasion of the seed is ineffectual; may require stronger treatment.