Phoradendron leucarpum

Phoradendron leucarpum
	Phoradendron leucarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Phoradendron
Species:	P. leucarpum
Binomial name
	Phoradendron leucarpum; (Raf.) Reveal & M. C. Johnst.
	Occurrence data from GBIF
Synonyms
	Phoradendron flavescens (Pursh) Nutt. ex A. Gray; Phoradendron serotinum (Raf.) M. C. Johnst.; Phoradendron tomentosum (DC.) A. Gray; Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Engelm.; Viscum leucarpum Raf. (basionym); Viscum serotinum Raf.; Viscum tomentosum DC.; Viscum villosum Nutt.;

Phoradendron leucarpum is a species of mistletoe in the Viscaceae family which is native to the United States and Mexico. Its common names include American mistletoe, eastern mistletoe, hairy mistletoe and oak mistletoe. It is native to Mexico and the continental United States.^[3] It is 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]

^ illustration by Mary E. Eaton, "Our State Flowers: The Floral Emblems Chosen by the Commonwealths", The National Geographic Magazine, XXXI (June 1917), p. 514.
^ Cite error: The named reference efloraNA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "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.

[1] ustration by Mary E. Eaton, "Our State Flowers: The Floral Emblems Chosen by the Commonwealths", The National Geographic Magazine, XXXI (June 1917), p. 514.

[efloraNA-2] Cite error: The named reference efloraNA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[grin-3] "Phoradendron leucarpum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 14, 2008.

[ncsu-4] "Phoradendron leucarpum (P. serotinum)". North Carolina State University. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[jep-5] "Phoradendron Mistletoe". Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[car-6] "Oak Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum))". Carolina Nature. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[pfaf-7] "Phoradendron leucarpum - (Raf.)Reveal.&M.C.Johnst". Plants For A Future. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

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Phoradendron leucarpum

Phoradendron leucarpum^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Phoradendron
Species:	P. leucarpum
Binomial name
*Phoradendron leucarpum* (Raf.) Reveal & M. C. Johnst.

Occurrence data from GBIF
Synonyms^[2]
Phoradendron flavescens (Pursh) Nutt. ex A. Gray Phoradendron serotinum (Raf.) M. C. Johnst. Phoradendron tomentosum (DC.) A. Gray Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Engelm. Viscum leucarpum Raf. (basionym) Viscum serotinum Raf. Viscum tomentosum DC. Viscum villosum Nutt.