Creeping Mistletoe - native (Muellerina eucalyptoides)

Family: Loranthaceae (Mistletoe family).

It is common in the Harcourt-Faraday area where it grows on Red Gums. It is abundant along the old Calder Highway in the vicinity of the vineyards.

Identification:

• instead of a single point of attachment to the host, Creeping Mistletoe has roots which twine around the branches or trunk
• unlike other mistletoes, it often is attached to the trunk.

Creeping Mistletoe has a wide range of hosts, including introduced trees, such as the Plane Trees in Collins Street and St Kilda Road. I have not seen it on anything but Red Gums locally.