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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Notothixos subaureus     Oliv.

This native epiphyte is commonly known as golden mistletoe.

Notothixos subaureus is described as a "dicot" in the Viscaceae family.

In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.

Also reported at Maryborough (2011). An epiparasite with host species Amyema cambagei (Tin Can Bay), Dendrophthoe vitellina (Talegalla Wier), Notothixos incanus (Talegalla Wier) and Viscum articulatum (Yengarie). 

It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.

Reported at 11 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, Dundowran Beach, Eli Waters, K'gari, Poona, Takura, Talegalla Weir, Tinana, Tinana South, Tinnanbar, Yengarie.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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