Thursday, December 4, 2008

Cassytha Dodder, Devil's Twine


Cassytha pubescens
HABIT: Heathland and dry sclerophyll forest
FLOWERING: September - December

This leafless parasitic twine, produces a sweet tasting berry, similar to that of a cherry guava.

Is this a river?

Is this a river?
Actually it is a lagoon. By definition, a lagoon is a body of water that is cut off from a larger body by coral or reef of sand.



Here's that larger body of water.


During high tide, salt water from the sea is washed into the lagoon.