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Rare Mistletoe- Louisa's Mistletoe
We were very fortunate to spot this rare plant! today! We found 3 locations where it was flowering. Interestingly, they were all flowering next to an Old Man Banksia Serrata.
Atkinsonia ligustrina is unusual in that it is the only one of this group that is terrestrial, and not epiphytic. It is a hemiparasite on the roots of neighbouring trees and shrubs: it obtains nutrients from them, but its own leaves make chlorophyll. Atkinsonia ligustrina is classified a rare plant, ROTAP 2RCa, which means that it has a maximum geographic range of less than 100 km, that it is rare, that it occurs in a National Park, and that it is adequately conserved.
"Atkinsonia" is a hemi-parasitic shrub with oppositely set, entire leaves and yellowish, later rusty-red colored flowers, that is found in Eastern Australia. It is a monotypic genus, the only species being "Atkinsonia ligustrina", and is assigned to the showy mistletoe family, Loranthaceae. It is sometimes called Louisa's mistletoe.
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