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Grey Mistletoe

Amyema quandang var. quandang

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

With medium-sized paired soft grey elliptical leaves this mistletoe had upright flower clusters. Flowers are said to be dark red but these appeared deep dusky pink. Pic 2 shows upright buds.

Habitat:

Spotted growing on Acacia in a national park.

Notes:

Berries are part of the diet of indigenous people. The flowers and fruits are bird attracting and the caterpillars of butterflies feed on the leaves. <br>

Family: Lorantaceae

Reference Links:

.: Amyema quandang var. quandang :.

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Comments (3)
Leuba Ridgway
I agree Vinny. I love the contrasting colours and the erect flowers and buds. Martin pointed this one out to me as being a favourite with butterflies. Martin, I would love to visit this again to look out for eggs with your help. I did not know that we had such a variety of mistletoe - might start focusing on these. But as you said, they are probably usually high up on the trees !
MartinL
We should check these again for eggs of Delias aganippe. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/902656004 The adult butterfly with its red spots actually mimics this flower. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8493993
Vinny
Awesome plant, love the contrast between the grey leaves and the red flowers.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Flowers of Oceania
Mission
Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
Mission
Plants of South Eastern Australia

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PublishedOctober 11, 2014

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