Cassythia glabella

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Cassythia glabella
Light:Full Sun Part Shade
Moisture:Mesic
Soil pH:5.6-8.4
Blooms:Mid Summer-Late Summer
Native to:
Medicinal Rating:
Tea:Yes
Poisonous

Cassythia glabella (common name: devil's twine)

Cultivation: A parasitic plant, twining around its host species[1][2].

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Range: Australia - Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Habitat: Heath and mountainous areas near the coast[1].

Medicinal: Febrifuge[1].

Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.

Flower Type: Hermaphrodite

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lassak, Erich and Tara McCarthy. Australian Medicinal Plants.
  2. Carolin, R. Flora of the Sydney Region. Reed, 1993.