Viscaceae > Phoradendron |
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Oak Mistletoe, American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)
Growing on a cultivated Hawthorn, Durham Co., NC
12 Nov 2012Common in the coastal plain, fairly common in the piedmont, and uncommon in the mountains, Oak Mistletoe is an evergreen parasite on various hardwoods. |
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Oak Mistletoe, American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)
Growing on a cultivated Hawthorn, Durham Co., NC
12 Nov 2012Leaves are thick and oppositely arranged. |
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Oak Mistletoe, American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)
Growing on a cultivated Hawthorn, Durham Co., NC
12 Nov 2012Flowers appear in late fall and lack petals. |
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Oak Mistletoe, American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)
Growing on a cultivated Hawthorn, Durham Co., NC
12 Nov 2012 |
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Oak Mistletoe, American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)
Growing on a cultivated Hawthorn, Durham Co., NC
12 Nov 2012Point of attachment where mistletoe parasitizes its host. |
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Oak Mistletoe, American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)
Growing on a cultivated Hawthorn, Durham Co., NC
12 Nov 2012 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
