This native epiphyte
is commonly known as
downy mistletoe.
Notothixos incanus
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Viscaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Australia's Virtual Herbarium records to the north, south and west. Also reported at Talegalla Weir. Hosts include Melaleuca spp. (http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au - accessed 16/02/2017). Reported hosts in Fraser Coast region Melaleuca linariifolia and Melaleuca styphelioides.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 4 Fraser Coast localities: Tuan Forest, Burrum Heads, Point Vernon, Tinana.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH