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Cuscuta planiflora Ten.

Reference
Fl.Napol. 3:250 (1824)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Parasitic, twining annual, herb or climber. Fl. white, Sep to Oct. Parasitic on ephemerals. Clay flats, hills.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 September 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Canning, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coorow, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Irwin, Koorda, Leonora, Mandurah, Meekatharra, Menzies, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Northampton, Perenjori, Rockingham, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.