Family Index

Scientific Name

Cassytha pubescens

Family Name

LAURACEAE

Common Name

Hairy Dodder-laurel

Status

Height

2-3m

Flowers

5mm in diameter, 3-10 together.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Perennial twining parasitic plant, with stem thickness intermediate between C. glabella and C. melanthera. Young stems and inflorescences are covered with hairs.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Habitat Notes

Widespread in dry forests and woodlands.

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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Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

The fleshy and hair-covered drupe is 5-6mm in diameter and encloses one hard seed. Drupe is 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