Difference between revisions of "Phoradendron leucarpum"

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===Seed bank and germination===
 
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It has been observed growing in recently burned pine forests (FSU Herbarium).
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It has been observed in recently burned pine forests (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===

Revision as of 10:21, 12 November 2015

Phoradendron leucarpum
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Santalales
Family: Viscaceae
Genus: Phoradendron
Species: P. leucarpum
Binomial name
Phoradendron leucarpum
(Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnst.
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Natural range of Phoradendron leucarpum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: oak mistletoe

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phoradendron leucarpum can be found in mixed hardwoods, cypress swamps, tupelo swamps, floodplain forests, and pine/oak scrubs (FSU Herbarium). It is a parasitic plant that has been observed growing on Fraxinus, Liquidambar, Quercus nigra, Carya glabra, Prunus umbellata, Prunus angustifolia, Celtis laevigata, Quercus myrtifolia, Prunus serotina, Planera aquatica, Carya aquatica, Quercus virginiana, Acer, Morus, Populus, Ulmus and Magnolia (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed fruiting January, March, November and December; and fruiting January, October, and December (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It has been observed in recently burned pine forests (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Phoradendron leucarpum at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Vespidae: Mischocyttarus cubensis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.