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Amyema sanguinea
Amyema sanguinea is an aerial hemiparasitic shrub within the genus Amyema, in the family Loranthaceae and native to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.
A. sanguinea is usually found on eucalypts, but is sometimes found on Melaleucas or Acacias. Downey's list of hosts gives 33 eucalyptus hosts. It is used by at least seven species of moths and butterflies (Delias argenthona, Candalides margarita gilberti, Hippochrysops digglesii, Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis, Ogyris iphis doddi, Ogyris zosine and Comocrus behri).
Amyema arthrocaulis · Twin Leaf Mistletoe · Twin Fork Mistletoe · Amyema biniflora · Needle Leaf Mistletoe · Variable Mistletoe · Amyema dolichopoda · Pincushion Mistletoe · Paperbark Mistletoe · Hakea Mistletoe · Amyema lisae · Mangrove Mistletoe
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amyema sanguinea 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.
