Municipalities

Scientific Name

Cuscuta tasmanica

Family Name

CUSCUTACEAE

Common Name

Golden Dodder

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

5 petalled flowers, clustered 2-5 together on stalks which are stouter than the stem.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Parasitic plant with yellow twining stems, leaves reduced to small scales.

Municipalities

Clarence; Dorset; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Tasman

Communities

Habitat Notes

On plants on landward margins of salt and brackish marshes

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

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