Korthalsella breviarticulata (Tiegh.) Danser APNI* Synonyms: Korthalsella australis (F.M.Bailey) Blakely APNI*
Viscum australe F.M.Bailey APNI*
Description: Plant to 30 cm high, sometimes with 2 or 3 main stems arising from haustorium; branches strongly flattened in same plane as parent stem, neither strongly contracted nor articulated at nodes, each stem forming a ± integrated cladode tapering at each end; central internodes 10–30 mm long and 10–20 mm wide.
Rudimentary leaves encircling floral cushions and not continuous around nodes, < 0.5 mm long.
Hairs of floral cushion dense, short, red, not visible in young inflorescence. Flowers > 40 per cluster, in at least 4 rows; male flowers few, developing successively down midline of cluster.
Flowering: recorded October
Distribution and occurrence: Parasitic on a wide range of hosts in sclerophyll forest and rainforest; coastal districts and adjacent ranges, north from Dungog.
NSW subdivisions: NC, ?NT, ?NWS
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by A. L. Quirico
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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