Scientific Name: Cassytha pubescens

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  • Pronunciation:
    cas-SIGH-tha pew-BESS-ens
  • Common Name:
    Dodder Laurel
  • Type:
    twining herb climber robust , vine
  • Family:
    LAURACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Spikes to 10 cm. or branches panicles. Spring, summer.
  • Fruit:
    Greenish or striped with purple. Completely enclosed in enlarged, succulent perianth tubes. Fruits ribbed to 6 mm.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Coastal districts, in heathy or forested areas.
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Craft, Cooroibah Airstrip, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, Cranks Creek, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Marcus Dunes TAFE Girraween NNP Coastal Noosa River NP Arthur Harrold NR
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: fruit edible.

Fibre source.

Identification Notes

Perianth and ovary hairy. Pubescent in young parts.

Associated Fauna

Host plant for butterflies. Butterfly host plant: Common dusky blue, Small dusky blue.