Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Loranthaceae

Genus:

Amyema

Species:

Amyema whitei

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

100 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

red, orange

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, nectar-feeding insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

As a hemiparasite on fire-adapted eucalypts, can reestablish after fire when host trees resprout. Benefits from post-fire host vigor.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Seeds require passage through bird digestive system and contact with host plant bark for germination.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI