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    • Mistletoe (Alepsis flavida) branch with yellow flowers.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 6 June 2012 Size: 260 KB Referencing Hub media

    This mistletoe (Alepsis flavida), with yellow flowers, is attached to a branch of its host beech by a structure called a haustorium. The mistletoe takes up water and nutrients through here.

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      Mistletoes and mutualism

      In some of the beech forests of New Zealand, bright red or yellow mistletoe flowers stand out in the summer. The colour attracts native birds, which drink the nectar and pollinate the flowers at ...

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