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Natal Mistletoe

Agelanthus natalitius

Natal Mistletoe
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Loranthaceae (Loranth family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Native range
S. Mozambique to E. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Agelanthus natalitius is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, and Zimbabwe and to the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces in South Africa.

Where it grows

A. natalitius is found in mixed woodland and bushland, usually on Acacias but sometimes on Combretum.

Other Agelanthus plants

Agelanthus atrocoronatus · Agelanthus igneus · Agelanthus kayseri · Agelanthus keilii · Agelanthus longipes · Agelanthus microphyllus · Agelanthus myrsinifolius · Agelanthus nyasicus · Agelanthus pennatulus · Agelanthus pungu · Agelanthus rondensis · Agelanthus uhehensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agelanthus natalitius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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