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Cassytha melantha R.Br.
Large Dodder-laurel

Reference
Prodr. 404 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Parasitic perennial, herb and climber. Fl. white-cream-yellow-black, Jul to Nov. Preferred host Eucalyptus.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 May 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Eucla, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Menzies, Merredin, Perenjori, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Wagin, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Yilgarn.