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Cassytha glabella

Common Name	Slender Dodder laurel, Slender Devil's Twin
Family	Aracea
Description	Partly parasitic twiner with fine thread-like stems which attach to adjacent vegetation
size	2 to 3 metres
Leaf	Very small scale like leaf, greenish-yellow
Flower	Cluster tiny, 4-5 mm, white flowers
Flower Season	July to Octobe
Fruit	Small l5mm long fruit, yellow/green which often turn red on maturity
Propagation	Can be propagated from seed
Details	Plant grows from seed but as the long thread like stems wind around adjacent vegetation the plant uses this vegetation as a host and it becomes detached from its original roots which die off.
Attracts	Caterpillars are known to eat the fruit.
Conservation Status	Common, not threatened
Special Note	Aborigines eat the fruit and use it for medicinal purposes.

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Plant twining on a gorse bush

Attached to host plant

Fruit