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Mida salicifolia
Also called Willow Leaved Maire
Mida salicifolia is a New Zealand tree, the only species in its genus, that is a root parasite on other trees, especially kauri, and is best left to native conditions rather than grown as a typical garden plant. Its family is Santalaceae in the sources, not Nanodeaceae as listed in the input.
Mida salicifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Santalaceae. It is a tree endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is the sole species in genus Mida.
Mida salicifolia grows in kauri forests, as it can use the tree as a host. It is rarely found south of Auckland.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mida salicifolia 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.
