MISTLETOES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
By Tony Start & Kevin Thiele, CSIRO Publishing, $59.99
Australian mistletoes are a diverse group of plants that have little to do with the Northern Hemisphere’s , familiar down under to anyone who’s ever received a Christmas card or stolen a yuletide kiss. But like , Western Australia’s mistletoes are parasitic shrubs that grow on host plants from which they derive nutrients and water. They also contain chlorophyll and photosynthesise species, gives an idea of the beauty and variety of these fascinating plants.