Amyema cambagei
Sheoak Mistletoe at Coree, ACT
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| Amyema cambagei | BettyDonWood | 27 Nov 2016 | |
| Amyema cambagei | BettyDonWood | 27 Nov 2016 | |
| Unverified | ArcherCallaway | 27 Nov 2016 |
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7 comments
28 Nov 2016
if you want the tree identified as well, please upload a second sighting of the host tree, if possible. This should include a closeup of the branchlets with a measurement of the distance between the teeth on the branchlets. I presume this is a male tree with no nuts.
28 Nov 2016
No. The male casuarinas and allocasuarins have yellowish to brown catkins at the ends of the branchlets. The females have short clusters of tiny red flowers (appearing like a single flower) along the branchlets.
28 Nov 2016
Ok thanks Betty. I did not get very good photos of the actual tree so will leave that out. Not the sort of thing I would usually photograph, but a Yellow-faced Honeyeater apparently feeding on 'casurina flowers' drew my interest
28 Nov 2016
I was really disconcerted the first time I saw this mistletoe. The leaves matched the host so perfectly.
28 Nov 2016
Hi Ryu and Betty - thought I'd add that A. cambagei is the food plant for the beautiful Satin Azure in the ACT (which are flying at the moment!).
Location information
- Coordinates 148.974910-35.237857
- Altitude 439.9m
- Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2016 10:52 AM Recorded on
- ArcherCallaway Recorded by
- Yes In flower
Collections
- ArcherCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amyema cambagei Mistletoes Climbers & Mistletoes Plants
Species information
- Amyema cambagei Scientific name
- Sheoak Mistletoe Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 628m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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