Cassytha filiformis

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 35. 1753.

Common names: Love-vine
EndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Stems twining, pale green to yellow-green to orange, filiform, glabrous or pubescent. Leaves alternate, ca. 1 mm. Inflorescences spikes, rarely reduced to single flower. Flowers bisexual, subtended by ciliate bract and bracteoles; outer 3 tepals 0.1-1 mm, similar to bracteoles, inner 3 tepals 1-1.8 mm, apex incurved; pistil 1.2 mm, glabrous. Drupe to 7 mm diam. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul).
Habitat: Coastal vegetation
Elevation: 0-20 m

Discussion

Cassytha filiformis is a very distinctive plant that can be confused only with Cuscuta, a vining parasite of the Cuscutaceae.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Cassytha filiformis"
whitish +  and greenish white +
Henk van der Werff +
Linnaeus +
deciduous +
Love-vine +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
globose +
0-20 m +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
reddish;usually yellow;greenish or white +
Coastal vegetation +
petiolate +  and simple +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
reduced;minute +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
globose +
Flowering spring–summer (May–Jul). +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
pale green;yellow-green +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
filiform +
capitate +  and discoid +
Cassytha filiformis +
Cassytha +
species +
persistent +
unequal +  and smaller +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
deciduous +  and evergreen +
3 +  and 2 +