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Cassytha (genus)

Dodder at Undefined Area

Cassytha (genus) at Undefined Area - 22 Jul 2017 02:52 PM
Cassytha (genus) at Undefined Area - 22 Jul 2017 02:52 PM
Cassytha (genus) at Undefined Area - 22 Jul 2017 02:52 PM
Cassytha (genus) at Undefined Area - 22 Jul 2017 02:52 PM
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Identification history

Cassytha (genus) 17 Sep 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Cassytha (genus) 15 Sep 2017 BettyDonWood
Cassytha pubescens 15 Sep 2017 JanetRussell

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4 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   16 Sep 2017
Cassytha pubescens has stems 0.5-1.5 mm diameter. Cassytha melantha, which also occurs in the ACT, has stems 1-4 mm wide. The easiest way to tell them apart is by the fruit.
JanetRussell wrote:
   16 Sep 2017
Are you prepared to accept from detail of original photo that it is pubescent?
BettyDonWood wrote:
   16 Sep 2017
That does not really help. Immature stems of melantha are hairy also.
JanetRussell wrote:
   16 Sep 2017
Thanks Betty.

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Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Cassytha (genus) Scientific name
  • Dodder Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 962m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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