Family Index

Scientific Name

Cassytha glabella

Family Name

LAURACEAE

Common Name

Slender or Tangled Dodder-laurel

Status

Height

Flowers

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

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

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

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant, especially in coastal heath.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Germination has been observed following fire, but mild abrasion of the seed is ineffectual; may require stronger treatment. Requires a host plant to parasitise. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

The fleshy drupe encloses one hard seed. Drupe is 5-6mm long and green when ripe.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes