Viscum — 1 species

Botanical species in the genus Viscum recorded in the PlantPeers database.

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Viscum album

Viscum album

Family: Viscaceae

Cultivation

A parasitic plant, growing on the branches of several deciduous species of trees. It is not usually found on coniferous trees, though the subspecies V. album abietis is found on conifers, especially Abies spp, whilst V. album austriacum is found on pine and larix. The host tree must be at least 20 years old.

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