Drooping Mistletoe (Amyema pendulum)

Family: Loranthaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Amyema pendulum is a SHRUB. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

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

Habitat & North American Range

An epiphytic parasitic shrub, growing mainly on Eucalyptus species. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)