Scientific Name: Amylotheca dictyophleba

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  • Pronunciation:
    ah-mile-oh-THEE-cah dick-tee-oh-FLEE-bah
  • Common Name:
    Brush Mistletoe
  • Type:
    Mistletoe
  • Family:
    LORANTHACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Summer - red tipped with green
  • Fruit:
    Bright red, purple or black, globular, contain thick sticky pulp. Birds wipe bills on branch to dispose of seed.
  • Flowers Color:
    Red
  • Fruit Color:
    Red
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest
  • Species List:
    NNP service road, Fraser Island, Janet, Batianoff 87,
Identification Notes

Parasitises a wide range of rainforest hosts. Leaves broad and pointed. Flowers held upright. As well as directly entering the tissues of the host tree, it extends by the use of stem runners.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Amaryllis azure, Candalides margarita margarita.