This native epiphyte is commonly known as beach mistletoe.
Lysiana maritima is described as a "dicot" in the Loranthaceae 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.
Hosts observed in the Fraser Coast region are Acacia leiocalyx, Casuarina equisetifolia, Casuarina glauca and Rhizophora stylosa. Leaves oblanceolate to spathulate, usually more than 10 mm wide (Key Flora of Australia: vascular plants: Species of Lysiana From: Barlow, B.A. (1984). Lysiana. In: Flora of Australia 22. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. (https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/494)).
Also reported on K'gari and River Heads (iNaturalist Australia).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 9 Fraser Coast localities: Boonooroo, Booral, Great Sandy Strait, Maaroom, Poona, Tandora, Tinnanbar, Tuan, Urangan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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