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Cuscuta chinensis Lam.

Reference
Encycl. 2:229 (1786)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Twining, parasitic annual, herb, to 0.6 m high. Red-brown sandy loam, red clay associated with granite, white sand, basalt, sandstone. Valley behind coastal sand dune, slopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 5 August 2008

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.