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Slender Dodder (Cuscuta leptantha)

Description

Cassytha is a genus of 17 species of parasitic vines in the family of Lauraceae, mainly native to Australia, but with a few species in Africa, southern Asia and one in Hawaii, North America, Central America, Florida and Japan.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Solanales

            • Family: Convolvulaceae

              • Genus: Cuscuta