Brush mistletoe

Amylotheca dictyophleba is a member of the mistletoe family, Loranthaceae, and was first described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Loranthus dictyophlebus, but in 1894, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem transferred it to his newly described genus, Amylotheca.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Brush mistletoe being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Dendrophthoe curvata
• Agelanthus kraussianus
• Benthamina alyxifolia
• Dendrophthoe falcata
• Psittacanthus dichrous

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Loranthaceae

Genus

Amylotheca

Species

Amylotheca dictyophleba

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