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Cassytha L. >
Leaves reduced to scales. Rootless twinning hemiparasitic
herb
Cassytha
consider the other alternative
Plants
glabrous
. Stems
filiform
. Flowers few in a globular
head
on a short
peduncle
.
Floral
tube and
perianth
together c. 2 mm long,
glabrous
.
Floral
tube at fruiting stage
ovoid
to ellipsoid, 4–6 mm long, reddish or yellowish. Coast to lower Blue Mts
Heath
. Fl. summer
Cassytha glabella glabella