Mistletoe down under - we have it too !
Australia has 90 species of Mistletoe, and 70 of these are native species. These Mistletoe plants are growing on a Eucalyptus tree in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia.
Mistletoes are regarded here as "semi-parasitic" plants. That is because they manufacture their own food and nutrients, but they rely on their host tree for water and support.... the roots of the Mistletoe grow into the tree's branches.
There is even a Mistletoe Bird, also known as the "Mistletoe Flowerpecker". The bird loves to eat the fruit of the Mistletoe as it is sweet and tasty. After a meal, it passes the seeds out , some landing on branches and quickly germinating to form a new plant. There are 4 different species of Mistetoe birds here, they each live in different regions of the Australian continent and have different coloured plumage. I could talk about kissing under the Cameltoe ...errr... sorry , Mistletoe ... but we will have to leave that for another time.
Warning; The Mistletoe Fruit / berries are sweet and tasty for birds, but not for human consumption, as they are poisonous.
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Mother of all Mistletoe.
great post!
I did not know there were so many Mistletoe species. I imagine there must be a lot of love in Australia. Very good post. Greetings. :)
Haha funny comment. Any excuse to kiss. Thanks for the appreciation !
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Do people hang those on their doorways around the holidays as well? :)
Nah, only me, because i'm a bit kinky :)
nice plants. but i can hardly see the fruit.
what color and size, their fruit ?
And thanks for your comment, i have added a warning to the end of the post so people don't eat the fruit.
oh ok bro :) thanks :) keep sharing. we also have lots of fruit trees grow, in my village. they are wild plants. but fruit is edible . excessive amount of those. but one one picks those. similar happens in your country also ?
Yeah, lots of edible plants that grow in the wild also. The aborigines ( indigenous Australians) are expert in knowing these plants and other wild foods to eat. Some of the wild foods are used in modern cooking and are becoming very popular in expensive restaurants.
They are white and about the size of a pea or slightly bigger. They are poisonous to humans, so don't try to eat them !