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Harlequin Mistletoe - Lysiana exocarpi Showing size difference and similarity in the leaves,the host plant - Santalum acuminatum being in the top right corner. Australia,Eamw mistletoe,Geotagged,Harlequin Mistletoe,Lysiana exocarpi,Summer,eamw flora Click/tap to enlarge

Harlequin Mistletoe - Lysiana exocarpi

Showing size difference and similarity in the leaves,the host plant - Santalum acuminatum being in the top right corner.

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    Neptune
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    Thanks for sharing this Ernst. I am fascinated by the mistletoes endemic to Australia as fossil records suggests that they originated in Australia over 30 million years ago from the part Australia that was attached to Gondwana. I have been searching for Louisa's Mistletoe that is endemic to the Blue Mountains however yet to find it!

    https://snailseyeview.medium.com/louisas-mistletoe-d81fc3b0ac91
     Posted 3 years ago
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      Ernst
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      Thank you Annie. The one you are searching for sounds fascinating. Good luck. Posted 3 years ago

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The Harlequin Mistletoe

"Lysiana exocarpi", commonly known as harlequin mistletoe, is a species of hemiparasitic shrub, endemic to Australia. It is in the Gondwanan family Loranthaceae and is probably the most derived genus of that family with 12 pairs of chromosomes.

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Similar species: Santalales
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Uploaded Feb 8, 2022. Captured Feb 7, 2022 08:17 in 9F9X+CQ Waitpinga SA, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/3158s
  • ISO800
  • 56mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.