Nuytsia
| Nuytsia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Nuytsia R.Br. ex G.Don |
| Species: | N. floribunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Nuytsia floribunda (Labill.) R.Br. ex G.Don | |
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Nuytsia floribunda is a hemiparasitic tree found in Western Australia. The species is known locally as moodjar and, more recently, the Christmas tree or Western Australian Christmas tree. The display of intensely bright flowers during the austral summer coincides with the Christmas season.