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Cassytha filiformis (Devil's gut)
Cressler, Alan

Cassytha filiformis

Cassytha filiformis L.

Devil's Gut, Love Vine

Lauraceae (Laurel Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CAFI4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (N), PR (N), VI (N)

The Love Vine is a member of the laurel family (family Lauraceae) which consists of aromatic plants, mainly trees and shrubs, with inconspicuous yellow or green flowers.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Leaf Retention: Deciduous , Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Parasitic twining stems up to about 25 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: FL , HI , TX

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FAC UPL FACU
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cassytha filiformis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cassytha filiformis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cassytha filiformis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-10
Research By: TWC Staff

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