Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow is a plant in the Loranthaceae family, order Santalales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow

Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow

Dendrophthoe glabrescens is a hemiparasitic mistletoe found in eastern and northern Australia that produces orange-and-red tubular flowers.

Family
Genus
Dendrophthoe
Order
Santalales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow

Dendrophthoe glabrescens, commonly known as smooth mistletoe or orange mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic species belonging to the mistletoe family Loranthaceae. This species occurs in eastern and northern Australia. It flowers between October and January each year. Its flowers have a tubular shape, with a green base. When the tubular flower splits open, it reveals orange and bright red coloring on the split sections.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Santalales Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe

More from Loranthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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