Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Loranthaceae

Genus:

Amyema

Species:

Amyema longipes

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

100 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,mar,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

red, orange, yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, nectar-feeding insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts vigorously after fire from haustorial connections to host plant, common in fire-prone eucalypt woodlands.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Seeds require passage through mistletoebird gut or removal of sticky coating for germination on host branch.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI