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Mistletoes of Western Australia

Tony Start Kevin R. Thiele

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English
CSIRO Publishing
01 March 2023
Mistletoes are fascinating, diverse, colourful and ecologically important plants, found in most parts of Western Australia.

Mistletoes of Western Australia is a guide to their identification, ecology, conservation, biogeography and evolution, including how they cope with fire. The book explores the relevance of mistletoes to the biodiversity of the communities in which they live, and provides information on their hosts and simple identification keys to species. Each species is described in simple terms and illustrated with a photo of the species and a map of its known distribution in Western Australia.

Featuring seven genera and 42 species, this comprehensive illustrated guide will be essential for botanists, conservationists and anyone interested in Australian flora.
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Imprint:   CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 245mm,  Width: 170mm,  Spine: 9mm
Weight:   420g
ISBN:   9781486316144
ISBN 10:   148631614X
Pages:   152
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Acknowledgements Preface 1: Introduction 2: Parasitic plants: an overview 3: Reproduction 4: Do mistletoes have roots? 5: Host variety 6: Do mistletoes mimic their hosts? 7: Fire and other threats 8: Biogeography of Western Australia’s mistletoes 9: The relevance of mistletoes 10: Keys to mistletoe families, genera and species in Western Australia 11: Species accounts Loranthaceae Santalaceae Checklist and broad distribution records of Western Australian mistletoes Glossary References and further reading Index

Kevin Thiele is a botanical taxonomist who has worked with many groups of Australian plants including Banksia, Viola, Hibbertia and the family Rhamnaceae. He was the head of the Western Australian Herbarium for more than a decade. Antony (Tony) Start is a Research Associate at the Western Australian Herbarium, specialising in mistletoes, and a former Western Australia National Parks manager. His interest in mistletoes started as a youth in Kenya and was rekindled when he realised their potential as indicators of areas with mild fire histories.

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This is a comprehensive guide to the identification, ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation of the colourful, diverse and ecologically important indigenous mistletoes of Western Australia. * Gardening Australia *


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