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Myrtle-leaf Mistletoe - profile

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Scientific name: Muellerina myrtifolia
Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
Commonwealth status: Not listed
Profile last updated: 13 Dec 2018

Description

Myrtle-leaf Mistletoe is a parasitic mistletoe, attached to the branches of other plants by runners that can be seen on the outside of the host-stem. The paired, stalkless leaves are smooth, oval and up to 2.5 cm in length, with distinct midribs and side veins. The spring–summer flowers are paired on long slender stalks at the ends of the branchlets. They are narrow, greenish-red tubes with five petals. The fruit is succulent and dark red with a single sticky seed.

Distribution

This mistletoe is rare in south-east Queensland, and in NSW is known only from Wilson Peak Flora Reserve on the NSW–Queensland border north-west of Woodenbong.

Habitat and ecology

  • Dry rainforest on fertile soils, sometimes at high altitude, where it grows on species of rainforest shrubs and vines.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Information sources

IBRA Bioregion IBRA Subregion Known or predicted Geographic restrictions region
South Eastern QueenslandScenic Rim Predicted None
South Eastern QueenslandWoodenbong Known North of Legume