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Amyema gaudichaudii
Paperbark Mistletoe (Amyema gaudichaudii) is a native Australian mistletoe, a woody hemiparasite that grows on melaleuca trees and draws water and nutrients from its host rather than the soil. It is a species, not the whole genus, and it is not a plant to grow as a garden or houseplant.
Amyema gaudichaudii, commonly known as melaleuca mistletoe, is a plant in the family Loranthaceae endemic to eastern Australia. Like other mistletoes, it is a shrubby, woody, aerial hemiparasite plant. It has relatively small, wedge-shaped leaves and small, dark red flowers arranged in groups of three. It only grows on a few species of Melaleuca.
Amyema gaudichaudii only grows on melaleucas in forest and swamp woodland. It has been recorded on seven species of melaleuca, especially on M. decora and M. bracteata. It occurs in two disjunct populations in Queensland and New South Wales. In Queensland it is found in the western Darling Downs and in New South Wales in coastal areas between the Hunter and Illawarra districts.
Amyema arthrocaulis · Twin Leaf Mistletoe · Twin Fork Mistletoe · Amyema biniflora · Needle Leaf Mistletoe · Variable Mistletoe · Amyema dolichopoda · Pincushion Mistletoe · Hakea Mistletoe · Amyema lisae · Mangrove Mistletoe · Green Mistletoe
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amyema gaudichaudii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
