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Viscum album subsp. austriacum
Botanical details
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Viscum
- Genus description
Viscum is a genus of between 70 to 100 mistletoe which are hemiparasitic plants growing on woody shrubs and trees, taking their water and nutrients from their host. Woody with opposite pairs of green foliage, they produce inconspicuous green-yellow flowers and white, yellow, orange or red berries. Seeds are embedded in a sticky juice inside the berries which are dispersed by birds such as the mistle thrush
- Name status
Correct
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