Witchetty Bush

Category: Flora

Scientific Name:

Acacia kempeana

Arrernte Name:

Atnyeme

Conservation Status:

Least Concern (LC)

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.