Wireleaf mistletoe - Amyema preissii

Growing on Acacia melanoxylon. The Acacia host tree is being slowly filled by the mistletoe parasite.

comments (3)

Christine Young

Lion

Will it kill the tree?

Please add the geotag :). Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Sorry Christine, I overlooked your comment. I don’t think that the mistletoe kills it’s hostplants as This in the Long run would not be good for the mistletoe. I have however observed some very sick and almost dead hostplants with mistletoe growing on them. Mostlikely the hostplant had problems befor the mistletoe started growing on it. But I am no expert in these matters. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    No problem :). Your explanation makes total sense. It would be foolish to kill your host if you intended to keep living off of it. Posted 4 years ago

The Wireleaf Mistletoe

"Amyema preissii", commonly known as wireleaf mistletoe, is a species of mistletoe, an epiphytic, hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae. It is native to Australia where it has been recorded from all mainland states.

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Similar species: Santalales

Species identified by Ernst