Scientific Name: Amyema miquelii

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  • Pronunciation:
    am-eye-EE-mah me-QUELL-ee
  • Common Name:
    Bronze Mistletoe
  • Type:
    Mistletoe
  • Family:
    LORANTHACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Orange to reddish
  • Fruit:
    Barrel-shaped to 12mm
  • Flowers Color:
    Orange
  • Fruit Color:
    Yellow
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest
  • Species List:
    Peregian Boardwalk, Fraser Island, Janet,
Identification Notes

Mostly parasitises eucalypt and wattle species.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Wood white, Imperial white, Amaryllis azure,Silky azure, Ogyris olane olane, Ogyris genoveva genoveva. Seeds dispersed by Mistletoe Bird. Visited by nectar-eating birds.