Phoradendron leucarpum
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| Phoradendron leucarpum[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Phoradendron |
| Species: | P. leucarpum
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| Phoradendron leucarpum | |
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| Occurrence data from GBIF
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Phoradendron leucarpum is a species of
hemiparasitic, living in the branches of trees. The berries are white and 3–6 millimeters (0.12–0.24 in).[4][5]
It has opposite leaves that are leathery and thick.
[6] Ingesting the berries can cause "stomach and intestinal irritation with diarrhea, lowered blood pressure, and slow pulse".[4][7] This shrub can grow to 1 meter (3.3 ft) by 1 meter (3.3 ft).[7]
Culture and tradition
Phoradendron leucarpum is used in North America as a surrogate for the similar European mistletoe modern druids. It is commercially harvested and sold for those purposes.[8]
Phoradendron leucarpum is the state
Oklahoma Rose was designated as such in 2004.[9]
Ecology
Over 60 species of trees are hosts to P. leucarpum, especially trees in the genera of Ulmus (elms).[2]
Wildlife
While the sticky substance covering the fruits is toxic to humans, it is a favorite of some birds.[10]
See also
- Phoradendron villosum (Pacific mistletoe, western mistletoe)
References
- ^ illustration by Mary E. Eaton, "Our State Flowers: The Floral Emblems Chosen by the Commonwealths", The National Geographic Magazine, XXXI (June 1917), p. 514.
- ^ a b eflora North America; Phoradendron leucarpum Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Phoradendron leucarpum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
- ^ a b "Phoradendron leucarpum (P. serotinum)". North Carolina State University. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Phoradendron Mistletoe". Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Oak Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum))". Carolina Nature. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Phoradendron leucarpum - (Raf.)Reveal.&M.C.Johnst". Plants For A Future. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)". Purdue University. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Oklahoma Symbols". Oklahoma Historical Society. Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
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