Cuscuta tasmanica
Nomenclature
Cuscuta tasmanica Engelm. Trans. Acad. Sci. St Louis 1:512 (1859)
Description
Johnson, R.W. [unpublished]. Convolvulaceae In eFloraSA [Electronic Flora of South Australia]. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/factsheets.html
Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History
Australia (New South Wales; Victoria; Tasmania)
Mainly in saline
areas.
Flowers: mainly Dec.-May.
Johnson, R.W. [unpublished]. Convolvulaceae In eFloraSA [Electronic Flora of South Australia]. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/factsheets.html
Other information
C. tasmanica var. brevistyla
Yuncker, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 143
(1932), has been recorded from 2.5 km south of Martin Washpool Conservation
Park (SE). It differs from the type variety in having much shorter styles
though the true biological significance of this variety is in doubt. It can be
distinguished in having styles < 0.5 mm long compared with > 1 mm for the
type variety.
Parasitic on species of Wilsonia, Selliera and Chenopodiaceae.