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Coarse Dodder Laurel

Cassytha melantha

Also called Mallee Stranglevine, Stranglevine

Coarse Dodder Laurel
Photo: Aussie Oc, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Climber
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Cassytha melantha is a parasitic vine. Common names include coarse dodder-laurel and large dodder-laurel. The fruits are about 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter and are green, drying to black. These are edible and are harvested in the wild.

The species occurs in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.

Other Cassytha plants

Devil's gut · Cassytha glabella · Cassytha pubescens · Dodder Laurel · Devils Tresses

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cassytha melantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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