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Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L.
Lesser Dodder

Reference
Murray, Syst.Veg. Ed.13,140 (1774)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Parasitic, twining annual, herb or climber. Fl. white, Aug to Dec. Often sandy soils over limestone or granite.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 November 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bunbury, Busselton, Cambridge, Canning, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cockburn, Coolgardie, Cue, Dalwallinu, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Leonora, Mandurah, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Mingenew, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Murray, Nannup, Northampton, Perenjori, Perth, Rockingham, Sandstone, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Shark Bay, Swan, Victoria Park, Waroona, Wiluna, Yalgoo.