Nuytsia - Wikipedia
Nuytsia floribunda is a hemiparasitic tree found in Western Australia. The species is known locally as moodjar and, more recently, the Christmas tree or Western Australian Christmas tree . The display of intensely bright flowers during the austral summer coincides with the Christmas season.
Nuytsia floribunda - Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
Nuytsia floribunda is a tree up to 10 metres high of upright habit. In summer it becomes covered in spectacular golden flowers which occur in clusters on branched inflorescences and which occur over several months.
Australian Christmas tree | Description, Species, Parasite, & Facts ...
Australian Christmas tree, (Nuytsia floribunda), parasitic tree of one of the mistletoe families (Loranthaceae), native to western Australia. The tree may grow to 10 metres (33 feet) or more and produces many yellow-orange flowers during the Christmas season. Its dry fruits have three broad leathery wings.
Australia’s giant parasitic Christmas tree - Australian Geographic
2017年5月15日 · Australia has a parasite believed to be the largest in the world, a tree whose greedy roots stab victims up to 110m away. The Christmas tree (Nuytsia floribunda) has blades for slicing into the roots of plants to steal their sap. The blades are sharp enough to …
660. NUYTSIA FLORIBUNDA - Hopper - 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Summary. Nuytsia floribunda (Labill.) R.Br. ex G.Don, a monotypic arborescent root hemiparasite endemic to the Southwest Australian Floristic Region, sister to all other showy mistletoes, is descri...
Taxon Profile of Nuytsia floribunda (Labill.) G.Don | Florabase
2003年5月25日 · Tree or shrub, to 10 m high, root parasite; bark rough, grey-brown. Fl. yellow-orange, Oct to Dec or Jan. White, grey or yellow sand, sandy loams, brown sandy gravel over clay, granite, laterite, limestone. Sandplains, slopes, base of rock outcrops.
Nuytsia floribunda - Ausemade
The spectacular vivid yellow-orange colour of the flowering Nuytsia floribunda found growing in Western Australia, is a sight to behold. The intense colour of the flowers during Australia’s summer, coincides with Christmas season, hence it’s common name of Christmas Tree or the Western Australian Christmas Tree.
Growing a Moodjar Tree in Your Garden – The Wetlands Centre
2022年12月22日 · Nuytsia Floribunda, commonly known as Christmas tree in Australia, or more the Western Australian Christmas tree, is a species of flowering plant native to Western Australia. It is a member of the mistletoe family and is the only species in the genus Nuytsia.
Western Australia's orange, parasitic Christmas tree thrives …
2020年7月29日 · The native Nuytsia floribunda is known as the world's largest parasitic plant and is found in the south-west of WA, as far north as Kalbarri and as far south as Augusta. It is a well-known and loved tree because of its bright orange foliage which flowers in December, earning it the title as Australia's Christmas tree.
The Australian Christmas Tree, Nuytsia floribunda, and Its
2011年6月22日 · The Australian Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda, native of Southwest Australia, is a extraordinary plant. It is the biggest parasitic plant in the world with an ingenious and efficient way of surving.