Biology:Viscum cruciatum
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Santalaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Viscum |
| Species: | V. cruciatum
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| Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss.
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Viscum cruciatum, commonly called the red-berry mistletoe, is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae.[1] It is native to Lebanon, Morocco, Israel, Palestine, Portugal, Spain , and Syria.[2]
The plant has small leaves. The flowers have four petals. The berries are red containing 1 seed. All parts of the plants are poisonous if eaten.[3][4][5] Its fruit is harmless to birds which disperse the seeds. It is used as a Christmas decoration.[4][additional citation(s) needed]
Gallery
Viscum cruciatum
References
- ↑ "Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss.". The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d.. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000425067.
- ↑ "Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:552319-1.
- ↑ "Is Mistletoe Really That Poisonous?" (in en). https://www.thoughtco.com/is-mistletoe-really-poisonous-606132.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Evens, Zabrina N.; Stellpflug, Samuel J. (December 2012). "Holiday Plants with Toxic Misconceptions". Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 13 (6): 538–542. doi:10.5811/westjem.2012.8.12572. ISSN 1936-900X. PMID 23359840.
- ↑ "European Wild Plant: Viscum cruciatum Red-berry Mistletoe". https://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/viscum_cruciatum_red_berry_mistletoe.htm.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4118242 entry
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