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Bookmark or Share- How to Grow and Care for Mistletoe - The SpruceAmerican mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) is the most common species growing in North America. It is used for holiday décor—though normally harvested in the wild rather than deliberately planted in residential landscapes. European mistletoe (Viscum alum) is the traditional holiday mistletoe. It has naturalized in some areas of North ...
- Mistletoe – Our Enigmatic Native Semi-Parasitic ShrubOak Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) – native to most of the southeastern U.S., including the eastern half of Texas. Christmas Mistletoe (Phoradendron tomentosum) – native to only Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. While we do not typically think of semi-parasites as native plants, they have existed in our ecosystem for thousands of years.
- Mistletoe | Plant, Poison, Major Species, & ChristmasMany species have scalelike leaves. The unisexual flowers are tiny, and the fruit is a one-seeded berry, the seed being covered with a sticky substance. The European mistletoe ( Viscum album) and the North American oak mistletoe ( Phoradendron) and dwarf mistletoe ( Arceuthobium) are well-known members of the family.
- Phoradendron - WikipediaPhoradendron is a genus of mistletoe, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Americas. The center of diversity is the Amazon rainforest. Phoradendron is the largest genus of mistletoe in the Americas, and possibly the largest genus of mistletoes in the world.
- Phoradendron leucarpum - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant ToolboxEvergreen shrub with greenish branches, semiparasitic on tree limbs; leaves opposite, simple, oblong, leathery; flowers inconspicuous; fruit a white berry. This plant supports Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) larvae which have one brood from April-June appear as early as January in Florida.
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