Viscaceae FAMILY

Phoradendron leucarpum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

Poisonous[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. ].

Botanical Description

Phoradendron leucarpum is a

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - New Jersey to Florida, west to Illinois and Texas.

HabitatA parasite growing on deciduous trees, especially Acer rubrum and Nyssa spp[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].