Two mistletoes have been recorded on <I>A. salicina</I> in South Australia, of these Amyema preissii, wire-leaved is the most common, with a few specimens of Lysiana exocarpi, harlequin mistletoe.

<P><I>A. salicina</I> has timber with dark wavy markings and has been described as a rival to blackwood (<I>A. melanoxylon</I>). However inadequate supply and small size limit any large scale use of this wood.

<P>For the results of seven pre-sowing treatments on germination see Aveyard (1968).

<P>Everist (1981) records stock poisoning by <I>A. salicina</I> believing the toxic substances to be tannins and saponins.

<P>The burnt ash of Acacia is added to the powdered leaf of pitjuri (Duboisia) before chewing by Aborigines. One of the favourite species burnt for this purpose is <I>A. salicina</I>. The alkali of the ash liberates an alkaloid from the crushed pitjuri leaves in the presence of saliva, Basedow (1925).