Mistletoe FamilyMistletoe Index Harlequin Mistletoe (Lysiana exocarpi) Harlequin Mistletoe Yellow Form (Lysiana exocarpi ssp. exocarpi) Pale-leaf Mistletoe (Amyema madidenii) Wire-Leaf Mistletoe (Amyema preissii)

— Amyema sanguinea (at Uluru)

All about the mistletoes on Ausemade…

Broad-leaved Mistletoe (Amyema madidenii), Kunoth Bore, Central Australia, NT
Amyema madidenii (Broad-leaved Mistletoe)
Wire-Leaf Mistletoe (Amyema preissii)
Amyema preissii (Wire-Leaf Mistletoe)
Amyema sanguinea mistletoe, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Amyema sanguinea (Blood Mistletoe)
Harlequin Mistletoe (Lysiana exocarpi), Central Australia
Lysiana exocarpi (Harlequin Mistletoe)
Harlequin Mistletoe (Lysiana exocarpi subsp. exocarpi), yellow form, Kunoth Bore NT
Lysiana exocarpi subsp. exocarpi (Harlequin Mistletoe) – yellow form,

Other “mistletoe” related content…

Mistletoe Moth (Comocrus behri), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Mistletoe Moth (Comocrus behri), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Caterpillar of the Mistletoe Emperor Moth (Austrocaligula engaea)
Caterpillar of the Mistletoe Emperor Moth (Austrocaligula engaea), Ormiston Gorge, NT
Day Flying Moth (Comocrus behri) feeding on Red-capped Gum (Eucalyptus erythrocorys)
Comocrus behri (Mistletoe Moth) on Red-capped Gum (Eucalyptus erythrocorys), Alice Springs, NT

Check out our blog titled: I am a snotty gobbler

Snotty Gobbles Mistletoe (Amyema maidenii), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Snotty Gobbles Mistletoe (Amyema maidenii), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Snotty Gobbles (Amyema maidenii), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Snotty Gobbles (Amyema maidenii), Alice Springs Desert Park NT

This section is a work in progress…

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Santalanae
  • Order: Santalales
  • Family:
    • Loranthaceae
    • Misodendraceae
    • Santalaceae

Footnote & References

  1. Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers, Denise Greig, New Holland Publishers, 2001, ISBN 1-86436-334-7, p. 168
  2. Wildflowers & Plants of Inland Australia, Anne Urban, Paul Fitzsimons, 2001, ISBN 0-646-41668-X, p. 30
  3. Mistletoes in Australia, Taxonomy, Australian National Botanic Gardens, https://www.anbg.gov.au/mistletoe/

Mistletoe FamilyMistletoe Index Harlequin Mistletoe (Lysiana exocarpi) Harlequin Mistletoe Yellow Form (Lysiana exocarpi ssp. exocarpi) Pale-leaf Mistletoe (Amyema madidenii) Wire-Leaf Mistletoe (Amyema preissii)

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