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Your search found 1 taxon in the family Loranthaceae, Mistletoe family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
American Mistletoe, Christmas Mistletoe
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. leucarpum FAMILY: Santalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Phoradendron leucarpum FAMILY: Viscaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phoradendron serotinum 061-01-001 FAMILY: Loranthaceae
Habitat: Parasitic on various species of trees, especially abundant in swamp forests (perhaps because they are less frequently cut and have older, more mature hardwoods)
Common (uncommon in Piedmont & Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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