Korthalsella rubra

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Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Santalales
Korthalsella rubra
Korthalsella rubra on Atalaya hemiglauca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Korthalsella
Species:
K. rubra
Binomial name
Korthalsella rubra

Korthalsella rubra (common name - Jointed mistletoe)[3] is a flowering plant in the Santalaceae (sandalwood) family,[4] formerly placed in the Viscaceae.

It grows to about 16 cm,[5] and has distinctive green to yellow-green segmented branches which are flattened. The minute flowers are found within cushions at the nodes between the segments, separating into the edges as the segments grow larger.[6]

Distribution

It is found in eastern Australia from Gippsland (Victoria) to Cape York (Queensland).[6]

Ecology

It is a host plant for the butterfly, Delias nysa,[6] and can be found on some 25 or more different host species.[7][8]

Taxonomy

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