Phoradendron

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Phoradendron in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Phoradendron (Greek, tree thief). Loran- thaceae. The mistletoe of E. N. Amer. is P. flavescens, Nutt. (Viscum flavescens, Pursh), Fig. 2921. It ia parasitic on deciduous trees as far north as N. J. and S. Ind. and extending southward to Fla. and Texas; also Calif. F.R. 3:590. It makes dense bunches 1-3 ft. across, with thick oval or obovate yellowish green evergreen lvs. The forking twigs are terete, and break easily at the base. The fls. are dioecious, borne in very short spikes or catkins: berries amber-white, globular, small. It is collected for Christmas greens (see Greens, Christmas). The Old World mistletoe is Viscum; see also Loranthus. (Trelease, Phoradendron, 1916.) The phoradendrons are not cultivated. There are about 100 species of them, all American, largely tropical, but a few in the western states. The oak mistletoe of California is P. villosum, Nutt. A related genus is Arceuthobium (or Razoumofskya), extending across the continent of North America, but too small,or even minute, to have decorative value. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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