Phoradendron leucarpum
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Phoradendron flavescens
- Phoradendron serotinum
- Phonetic Spelling
- for-ah-DEN-dron lew-KARP-um
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Evergreen shrub with greenish branches, semiparasitic on tree limbs; leaves opposite, simple, oblong, leathery; flowers inconspicuous; fruit a white berry
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Tags:
![Form with berries](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-leucarpum--Suzanne-Caldwell--CC-BY-NC.jpg)
![Leaves](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-serotinum--Franco-Folini-1--CC-BY-SA.jpg)
![Phoradendron leucarpum](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-leucarpum--Nancy-Magnusson--CC-BY-NC.jpg)
![Leaves](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-serotinum--Franco-Folini--CC-BY-SA.jpg)
![Flowers](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-serotinum--sedges_have_edges--CC-BY-NC-ND.jpg)
![Flowers](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-serotinum--sedges_have_edges-1--CC-BY-NC-ND.jpg)
![Fall Tree](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/mistletoe_031110_LIT_j2u5NyxjcdwH.jpeg)
![Leaves and Flower](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_SnCegNDnRhzu.jpeg)
![Form](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_Fs7MBMve0zZN.jpeg)
![Form](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_TyNK27yhsxos.jpeg)
![Leaves](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_QiXCkxB9jeiM.jpeg)
![Leaves](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_ukWXqjzH3XLU.jpeg)
![Leaves](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_fLa5eJgGmd5P.jpeg)
![Leaves](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_VV5MkldpRfUC.jpeg)
![Form](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_NSrVKH6zBp0O.jpeg)
![Form](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_gsCWFCtTMK8r.jpeg)
![Form](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron_leucarp_E47s4vpLnukN.jpeg)
![Form - Winter - Warren Co., NC](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-leucarp_xbb31dzufUBL.jpeg)
![Form - Winter - Warren Co., NC](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-leucarp_XmMxuTevXcIc.jpeg)
![Leaves - Jan. 27 - Halifax Co., NC](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-leucarp_awzYH17I4pq0.jpeg)
![Form - March 9 - Warren Co., NC](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Phoradendron-leucarp_16wRBHE2Qq7E.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-leucarp_bTilXKXeoNZS.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-serotin_SLH0Ybet6kJJ.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-leucarp_YP8QkAT5Kgws.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-serotin_iZEcZLKH3yQ9.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-serotin_y5Z4TupFjLGK.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-serotin_etdK3W0ptP9s.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/mistletoe_031110_LIT_8oKs86QQfQLz.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_D0keczcaMgqI.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_DkgeFohR0NWf.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_3nLn3YiXJUIy.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_J1pdkksvamtb.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_viJvOt4qyC4n.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_tJkF7Y1ADA1U.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_MzyeqO7Sq3gE.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_56oeIF0e4cVV.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_27MrByse68Zm.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron_leucarp_gGMpv7a3CCDr.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-leucarp_8pPXPqUUXkmr.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-leucarp_CbsyfvpZQaOU.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-leucarp_KbZkQb6Ixxtv.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Phoradendron-leucarp_iImCv12EFZ1H.jpeg)
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Phoradendron
- Species:
- leucarpum
- Family:
- Santalaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Central & Eastern U.S.A. to Mexico
- Distribution:
- Throughout
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant supports Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) larvae which have one brood from April-June appear as early as January in Florida.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Poisonous
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- White
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Insignificant
- Flower Description:
- Inconspicuous flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Oblong
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- Medium
- Poison Symptoms:
- TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Stomach and intestinal irritation with diarrhea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, lowered blood pressure, and slow pulse.
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Amine, toxalbumin, pharatoxin viscumin (Lectins, Phoratoxins)
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- No
- Poison Part:
- Fruits