Grice &amp; Westoby (1987) studied the seed banks and survival of <I>A. victoriae</I> at Fowlers Gap in western New South Wales. They showed that the seed bank in the soil was from 50 to 3900 seeds per square metre. Seedling density after emergence may reach 26 per square metre but this usually represented only a small percentage (less than 6%) of the total seed bank. However seedling death rate was high approaching 100% 12 months after germination. This suggests that if establishment is intermittent it is most likely due to low seedling survival rather than infrequent germination.

<P>No fewer than six mistletoes have been recorded on <I>A. victoriae</I> in South Australia. The most common is Lysiana exocarpi harlequin mistletoe and a single record of L. murrayi mulga mistletoe. Almost as common as the first is Amyema preissii wire-leaved mistletoe with 1-2 records each of<I>A. quandang</I> grey-leaved mistletoe, <I>A. maidenii</I> pale-leaved mistletoe and one only of <I>A. hilliana</I>.

<P>Davies (1976, 1978) indicates that <I>A. victoriae</I> seeds were of some importance in the diet of emus in Western Australia.

<P>Shurcliff (1980) indicates that the seed of <I>A. victoriae</I> was eaten by birds in the far north-west of South Australia but does not say which species are involved.

<P><I>A. victoriae</I> is the food plant for the larvae of several butterflies including Jalmenus icilius, J. lithochroa, Nacaduba biocellata and Theclinesthes miskini, Fisher (1978). <I>A. victoriae</I> was considered to have potential as a fodder tree in other arid areas of the world, Anon (1979). However no examples of its successful use are given.

<P><I>A. victoriae</I> can regenerate from suckers and may at times form dense thickets.