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Notothixos subaureus Oliv.
Golden Mistletoe
Common in the rainforest along the east coast of Australia. Usually epiparasitic but does attach direct to rainforest trees in North Queensland.

  Notothixos subaureus Notothixos subaureus
     
Description:Flowers and leaves   Description:Whole plant
Location: Mt Molloy to Mossman Rd, Julatten, North Queensland  Location: Herberton, North Queensland 
  GPS coordinates:18˚36.833S ,145˚19.6390E GPS coordinates: 17˚23.2128S 145˚23.8062E
Host  plant:Amyema congener on Allocasuarina sp   Host  plant:Allocasuarina sp 
Date of photo:20 December 2008 Date of photo:11 October 2009 
  Field No.:334 Field No.:552
 
  Notothixos subaureus  Notothixos subaureus 
  Description:Flowers and Leaves Description:Whole plant
Location: Putty Rd, Blue Mountains, New South Wales Location: Mallacoota Rd, Victoria
GPS coordinates:33˚ 14.571S 150˚ 38.89E GPS coordinates:37˚30.646S 149˚ 40.969E
Host  plant:Muellerina eucalyptoides on Eucalyptus sp Host  plant:Dendrophthoe vitellina on Eucalyptus sp
  Date of photo:15 December 2010 Date of photo:17 December 2010
Field No.:798A Field No.:802A
     
  Notothixos subaureus  Notothixos subaureus 
 
  Description:Fruit Description:Flowers
  Location: Mt Molloy to Julatten Rd, North Queensland Location:Malanda, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:18˚36.833S ,145˚19.6390E GPS coordinates:N/A
  Host  plant:Melaleuca sp Host  plant:Rainforest tree
  Date of photo:20 December 2008 Date of photo:29 March 2009
  Field No.:334 Field No.:U478
     
  Notothixos subaureus  Notothixos subaureus 
 
Description:Whole plant Description:Whole plant
Location:Abbatoir Swamp, Julatten Rd, North Queensland Location:Lake Tinaroo (main carpark), North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:18˚36.833S ,145˚19.6390E GPS coordinates:17˚ 9.843S, 145° 41.962E
Host plant: Diplatia tomentosa on Melaleuca sp Host  plant:Amyema cambagei on Allocasuarina sp
Date of photo: 20 December 2008 Date of photo:16 August 2009
  Field No.:334 Field No.:540A
     
  Notothixos subaureus  Notothixos subaureus 
 
  Description:Whole plant Description:Whole plant
  Location:Mt Glorious, Southern  Queensland Location:Mt Glorious, Southern  Queensland
  GPS coordinates:27˚20.065S, 152°46.081E GPS coordinates:27˚20.065S, 152°46.081E
  Host plant: Benthamina alyxifolia on Macadamia sp Host plant: Benthamina alyxifolia on Macadamia sp
  Date of photo: 8 February 2014 Date of photo: 8 February 2014
  Field No.:2995 Field No.:2995
     
  Notothixos subaureus  Notothixos subaureus 
 
  Description:Flowers and fruit Description:Whole plant
  Location:Kuranda Cemetery, North Queensland Location:Kuranda Cemetery, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:16˚49.0230S, 145°37.9572E GPS coordinates:16˚49.0230S, 145°37.9572E
  Host  plant:Litsea leefeana (FN:3677) Host  plant:Litsea leefeana (FN:3677)
  Date of photo:8 November 2015 Date of photo:8 November 2015
  Field No.:3676 voucher specimen Field No.:3676 voucher specimen
     
  Notothixos subaureus  Notothixos subaureus 
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Flowers
  Location:Kuranda Cemetery, North Queensland Location:Kuranda Cemetery, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:16˚49.0230S, 145°37.9572E GPS coordinates:16˚49.0230S, 145°37.9572E
  Host  plant:Litsea leefeana (FN:3677) Host  plant:Litsea leefeana (FN:3677)
  Date of photo:8 November 2015 Date of photo:8 November 2015
  Field No.:3676 voucher specimen Field No.:3676 voucher specimen
     
  Notothixos subaureus  Notothixos subaureus 
 
  Description:Plant with host Description:Plant with host
  Location: Shorncliff Boatramp, Brisbane, Southern Queensland Location: Shorncliff Boatramp, Brisbane, Southern Queensland
  GPS coordinates:27˚20.0460S  153˚04.8618E GPS coordinates:27˚20.0460S  153˚04.8618E
  Host  plant:Amyema cambagei (FN: 5762) on Casuarina sp (FN:5765) Host  plant:Amyema cambagei (FN: 5762) on Casuarina sp (FN:5765)
  Date of photo:13 November 2016 Date of photo:13 November 2016
  Field No.: 5763 Field No.: 5763
  Growing with Lysiana subfalcata (FN: 5764) Growing with Lysiana subfalcata (FN: 5764)
   



References (accessed 28 May 2017):

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Notothixos~subaureus

http://keys.trin.org.au:8080/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Notothixos_subaureus.htm

Barlow, B.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984) Viscaceae. Flora of Australia 22: 137-140
Watson D.M.  (2011), Mistletoes of Southern Australia, CSIRO Publishing








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