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Amyema fitzgeraldii, the pincushion mistletoe, is a species of flowering plant within the genus Amyema, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Australia, and found in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.
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Description
The leaves are flat. The inflorescence is single group of 3-5 green and red flowers. The central flower has no bracts, unlike the surrounding flowers. It flowers from April to October.
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Ecology
A. fitzgeraldii is only found on Acacias.
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Taxonomy
A. fitzgeraldii was first described by Blakely in 1922 as Loranthus fitzgeraldii,, but in 1929 was placed in the genus Amyema by Danser.
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References
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