Herb: Drooping Mistletoe


Latin name: Amyema pendulum


Family: Loranthaceae (Mistletoe Family)



Edible parts of Drooping Mistletoe:

Fruit - raw or cooked. A sweet and pleasant taste but a very glutinous texture.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Shrub

Habitat of the herb:

An epiphytic parasitic shrub, growing mainly on Eucalyptus species.

Medicinal use of Drooping Mistletoe:

None known

Known hazards of Amyema pendulum:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.