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American Mistletoe
American Mistletoe
Phoradendron leucarpum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

American Mistletoe, also known as eastern mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant that grows on the branches of trees. It has opposite leaves that are thick and leathery, and its white berries are 3–6 millimeters in diameter.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Santalaceae
Genus
Phoradendron
Species
Phoradendron leucarpum