| Stat' | Notes | Thumbnails: 23. 3 native species (0 introduced) listed, with 3 natives (0 introduced) from Ellura |
| Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida) - Sandalwoods (Santalales) - Mistletoe (Loranthaceae); 3 species from Ellura | Box Mistletoe Amyema miquelii iNaturalist | LC e m a |
Thank you Asimakis Patitsas for confirming the id of this species for us Many people believe mistletoe to be a pest. However, in the wild they are as much a part of the natural order as any other species. Similarly they don't kill trees in the wild. If on the other hand, there aren't enough host trees, due to man's clearing, there can be situations where trees are targeted by birds and so die. Is this the fault of the mistletoe? We think not. If you are concerned about this, the solution is simple; plant more trees, don't kill the mistletoe. Imaged 18(1Fl,1Fr) in Jan(1), Feb(1), Mar(4), Apr(3:1Fl), May(3:1Fr), Jun(2), Jul(1), Aug(2) & Nov(1) | ||
| Wire-leaf Mistletoe Amyema preissii iNaturalist | LC e m |
Thank you Andrew Allanson & Ralph Foster for confirming the id of this species for us The host in this case is Senna artemisioides ssp filifolia Imaged 11(1B,7Fl,3Fr) in Feb(3:1B,2Fl), Mar(5Fl), May(1Fr), Jul(1Fr) & Oct(1Fr) | |||
| Harlequin Mistletoe Lysiana exocarpi ssp exocarpi iNaturalist | LC e m | Thank you Andrew Allanson & Alan Dandie
(Alan_Dandie) for confirming the id of this species for us Our example is parasiting off a Senna artemisioides ssp artemisioides. A beautiful flower which is generally upright. All mistletoes we've seen to date have the flower hang. The flowers are a rich mix of rusty green base, with bright fire-engine red tube, capped off with pale green / yellow petals. Imaged 16(2B,8Fl,11Fr) in Mar(5:2B,4Fl,1Fr), Apr(5:3Fl,4Fr), May(2:1Fl,2Fr), Jun(1Fr), Jul(1Fr) & Aug(2Fr) | |||
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