Witchetty Bush

In this specimen you can see clumps of parasitic Pale-leaf Mistletoe (Amyema maidenii). Note how similar the Mistletoe leaves are to the Witchetty Bush leaves.Mistletoe – spread by the Mistletoe Bird – usually doesn’t kill the host plant unless the host is very stressed by drought or disease.

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