Cuscuta sp.

Common name: Dodder

Meaning of name:

Cuscuta is from the Arabic word for dodder, kusuth.

Distribution:

Unknown.

Description:

A parasitic herbaceous climber with fine red stems.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.