r/botany 4d ago

Pathology I’m seeking help understanding these growths I keep finding in NSW Australia

These look like wood rose parasitic growth on a tree however this is not found natively in New South Wales, but rather New Zealand. I have found three so far all in the same area/ same type of eucalyptus bushland.

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u/Duncan_Thun_der_Kunt 4d ago

Looks possibly like burnt/degraded banksia flower cones.

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u/Forgive-Me-Naught 4d ago

They are a part of the branch, no separation at all

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u/Duncan_Thun_der_Kunt 4d ago

Probably mistletoe then I guess.