Citation: Ten., Fl. Napolit. 3:250 (1824-1829).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Small-seeded alfalfa-dodder.

Description:
Stems slender, reddish.

Inflorescence axillary, subtended by a concave triangular to orbicular obtuse bract c. 1 mm long; flowers 5-merous, in very compact clusters up to 6 mm diam.; pedicels more or less absent; calyx exceeding the corolla tube, 1.3-1.7 mm long, lobes broadly triangular, somewhat acuminate, acute to barely obtuse, more or less turgid at the apex, equalling or exceeding the tube; corolla 1.5-2.5 mm, lobes triangular, acute, turgid towards the apex, equalling the tube: stamens with filaments 0.2-0.4 mm long, shorter than or equalling the anthers; infrastaminal scale broadly obovate, shorter than or equalling the corolla tube, with very short fimbriae on the upper part; styles including the slightly longer tapering stigmas 0.7-1.5 mm long.

Capsule depressed-globular to subglobose, 1-1.5 mm long, circumscissile dehiscence; seeds less than 1 mm long.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: SE.   native to the Old World Mediterranean region; naturalised throughout the world. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: 1 record for Oct.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: Parasitic on forbs.

Author: Not yet available