Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Loranthaceae

Genus:

Amyema

Species:

Amyema microphylla

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

100 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

red, orange, yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, honeyeaters, mistletoebirds

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts from haustoria after fire when host plant survives. Can recolonize burned hosts from bird-dispersed seeds.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Seeds require bird digestion and passage through gut to remove viscid layer before germination on host plant bark.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI