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European mistletoe
Viscum album
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American MistletoePhoradendron leucarpum
Viscum coloratum
oak mistletoePhoradendron villosum
Yellow-berried MistletoeLoranthus europaeus
broadleaf mistletoePhoradendron macrophyllum
common ivyHedera helix
Red-berried MistletoeViscum cruciatum
box elderAcer negundo
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 51,406 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 51,304 |
| Ukraine | 4,648 |
| United Kingdom | 1,770 |
| Kyiv Oblast | 1,764 |
| England | 1,727 |
| Austria | 1,336 |
| Germany | 1,331 |
| Russia | 1,298 |
| France | 1,169 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Cultural useListed as having cultural uses such as ritual, religious, psychoactive, contraceptive, abortifacient, smoking, or masticatory uses.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- ParasiteDescends from a lineage whose members commonly live parasitically on another organism.Inferred from its group
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | sandalwoods, mistletoes, and allies · Santalales |
| Family | sandalwood family · Santalaceae |
| Genus | Viscum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European mistletoe with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.