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Misunderstood mistletoe

Updated - 15/3/2010 - abc news.

 

Mistletoes, air-born parasitic plants which live off the sap of their hosts, thrive in almost every type of climate and soil in Australia, and are found everywhere except Tasmania.

Those living on the coast tend to flower in spring and summer, but many mistletoes are at their peak of flowering in March, particularly in the drier inland areas. These bizarre plants are easy to spot when in bloom. Their bright antler-shaped orange or red blossoms stand out against the dark foliage, advertising their nectar to birds.
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Many mistletoes continue to flower in drought or during winter, when few other blossoms are available. Indeed, they are often the only local source of nectar and pollen during hard times. Packed with sugar and carbs, mistletoe fruits are good tucker, not just for the ubiquitous mistletoe bird, but also for cuckoo-shrikes, ravens, cockatoos, shrike-thrushes, woodswallows, bowerbirds, and even emus and cassowaries.

 

www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/03/05/2044992.htm

 

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