Lysiana subfalcata, common name Northern mistletoe, is a spreading to pendulous hemi-parasitic shrub in the Loranthaceae (a mistletoe family) which occurs in all mainland states of Australia except Victoria.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Northern 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
- Lysiana exocarpi
- Lysiana spathulata
- Dendrophthoe glabrescens
- Lysiana maritima
- Diplatia furcata
- Dendrophthoe vitellina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Santalales
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Genus
- Lysiana
- Species
- Lysiana subfalcata
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