1067

Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial
Dioecious

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Common (uncommon in Piedmont & Mountains)

Look for it (as a parasite) on various species of trees. It is especially abundant in swamp forests, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Winter/SpringFall
Greenish
Unisexual
Radially symmetrical
Petals absent

FRUIT:
Winter/SpringFall
White
Berry

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p295
• Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p057
• Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p119
• Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p297
• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p232
• Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p265

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Santalales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. leucarpum   FAMILY Santalaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phoradendron leucarpum   FAMILY Viscaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH New combinations in Phoradendron leucarpum (Viscaceae) (Abbott & Thompson, 2011)
Phoradendron serotinum ssp. serotinum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 061-01-001:
Phoradendron serotinum   FAMILY Loranthaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Phoradendron flavescens