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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Lysiana exocarpi (Behr) Tiegh. subsp. exocarpi
Harlequin Mistletoe

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Aerial shrub, hemiparasitic on stems. Fl. red/yellow-orange-green, Apr to Jul or Oct. On a variety of hosts, frequently on Acacia, Casuarina, Exocarpos.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mardabilla, Nullarbor Plain, Shield, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Dundas, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Meekatharra, Menzies, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.