Mistletoes of Southern AustraliaMistletoes are an enigmatic group of plants. Lacking roots and depending on other plants for their livelihood, they have inspired a range of beliefs throughout the world. Some people regard them as being endowed with magical properties, others as destructive weeds that devalue native habitats, and still others as beautiful native plants that support wildlife. This second edition of Mistletoes of Southern Australia is the definitive authority on these intriguing native plants. With specially commissioned watercolours by artist Robyn Hulley and more than 130 colour photographs, it provides detailed species accounts for all 47 species found in the region. It is fully updated throughout, with new distribution maps and new sections on fire, climate change and mistletoes in urban areas. It also describes the ecology, life history and cultural significance of mistletoes, their distribution in Australia and around the world, and practical advice on their management. |
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Acacia Acts as host areas Associates Atherton Tablelands Australian Christmas Tree Australian mistletoes Barlow birds borne in groups Box Mistletoe branches butterflies canopy Casuarina coastal colour Common Brushtail Possum danser Amyema distinguished Distribution Dividing Range Drooping Mistletoe eastern Australia Ecology Endemic Endemic to Australia epiparasitic eucalypts external runners families flower buds flowers borne foliage genus green Grey Mistletoe groups of three growing tips Guinea Habitat haustorium host plant host species Islands Jointed Mistletoe known Korthalsella leaf shape Loranthaceae Lysiana Main hosts Melaleuca mistletoe clumps mistletoe leaves mistletoe numbers mistletoe plants mistletoe species Mistletoebird Muellerina nectar nigrina non-flowering plants north Queensland northern nutrients occasionally occur Ogyris amaryllis Open forest Painted Honeyeater parasitic plants parasitises petals pollinators populations possums primarily principal hosts Queensland rainforest recorded restricted root-parasitic semi-arid woodland shrubs South Wales southern Australia stalks stamens stems subspecies Tieghem Viscaceae Viscum Viscum album Watson DM Western Australian Christmas widespread yellow