Weeping Mistletoe, Drooping Mistletoe
Amyema pendula

Family: Loranthaceae

What it is like

A plant which grows on the branches of wattles. It lives partly off these plants. The stems hang down. They are slender. The leaves are usually 10-20 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are curved. The young growth often has white to brown hairs. The flower cluster is in the axils of leaves. The stalk is 5 cm long. The flowers are in groups of 3 with 3-7 groups in a cluster. They are orange-red. The middle flower in each 3 is without a stalk.

There are about 90-100 Amyema species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on Eucalypts and Acacias.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are sweet and edible. (The seeds should not be eaten.)

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

It grows from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Dendrophthoe pendula (Sieber ex Spreng.) Mart.;