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Phoradendron leucarpum

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Phoradendron leucarpum

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Phoradendron

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Phoradendron

Phoradendron leucarpum Mistletoe PHORADENDRON LEUCARPUM

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Phoradendron, Santalaceae, Phoradendron juniperinum, Phoradendron villosum, Amianthium

Phoradendron leucarpum american mistletoe


Phoradendron leucarpum is a species of mistletoe which is native to the United States and Mexico. Its common names include American mistletoe, eastern mistletoe, hairy mistletoe or oak mistletoe. It is native to Mexico and most parts of the continental United States. It is hemiparasitic, living in the branches of trees. The berries are white and 3–6 millimeters (0.12–0.24 in). It has opposite leaves that are leathery and thick. Ingesting the berries can cause "stomach and intestinal irritation with diarrhea, lowered blood pressure, and slow pulse". This shrub can grow to 1 meter (3.3 ft) by 1 meter (3.3 ft).

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Culture and tradition

Phoradendron leucarpum is used in North America as a surrogate for the similar European mistletoe Viscum album, in Christmas decoration and associated traditions (such as "kissing under the mistletoe"), as well as in rituals by modern druids. It is commercially harvested and sold for those purposes.

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Phoradendron leucarpum is the state floral emblem for the state of Oklahoma. The state did not have an official flower, leaving mistletoe as the assumed state flower until the Oklahoma Rose was designated as such in 2004.

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Phoradendron leucarpum Plants Profile for Phoradendron leucarpum oak mistletoe

References

Phoradendron leucarpum Wikipedia


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