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Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) 3:497  
Tasmania has three species of  the almost leafless parasite, Cuscuta. The native species (C. australis) is a small saltmarsh parasite. Two introduced species can superficially resemble Cassytha species.

The genus has sometimes been classed in a separate family (Cuscutaceae), but phylogenetic analysis clearly shows that Cuscuta is part of Convolvulaceae.

 

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