Cassytha L. >

Leaves reduced to scales. Rootless twinning hemiparasitic herb Cassytha
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Plants pubescent at least when young. Stems comparatively stout. Flowers in short spikes or almost capitate
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Stems glabrescent, more stout than in any other species. Peduncles pubescent. Floral tube with a blackish pubescence, globular at fruiting stage. Widespread. Fl. spring Cassytha melantha