Viscaceae

The Christmas Mistletoe plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are parasitic primarily on coniferous trees forming a drooping evergreen bush of leathery leaves on tree branches. The berries are sticky and toxic.

Year introduced: 2002

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Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.735.888

MeSH Unique ID: D028163

Registry Number: txid1003255

Entry Terms:

• Arceuthobium
• Arceuthobiums
• Korthalsella
• Korthalsellas

Previous Indexing:

• Viscum (1965-2001)

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mistletoe
Viscaceae