Twin-fork mistletoe

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Amyema bifurcata

Twin-fork mistletoe, a reference photo
Photo: MargaretRDonald · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Amyema bifurcata is an epiphytic, flowering, hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae native to Australia and found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Twin-fork 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

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Loranthaceae
Genus
Amyema
Species
Amyema bifurcata

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