Cassytha pubescens
Downy Dodder-laurel
Light to moderately robust creeper covered in woolly white or red hairs.
Additional information
- FamilyLauraceae
- StoreyLower storey
- SizeLight creeper
- Plant groupingClimbers & creepers
- LeavesSmall triangular leaves to 4 mm.
- Flower colourWhite
- Flowering timeDecember to April
- FlowersTiny flowers clustered in single or paired spikes. Downy white fruit.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsCommon throughout lowland forests amongst understorey shrubs. Full sun, usually partial or dappled shade.
- Garden useInteresting creeper for bush gardens.
- Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Aboriginal Use Food - fruit
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