Amyema sanguinea is an aerial hemiparasitic shrub within the genus Amyema, in the family Loranthaceae and native to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Blood 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
- Amyema bifurcata
- Diplatia grandibractea
- Amyema miraculosa
- Amyema miquelii
- Amyema biniflora
- Dendrophthoe glabrescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Santalales
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Genus
- Amyema
- Species
- Amyema sanguinea
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