Oak Mistletoe

Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnst.

Christmas Mistletoe family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Bloom Time
Winter, Early Spring, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Atlides halesus, Atlides halesus estesi, Carmenta phoradendri, Carmenta tecta, Sicya morsicaria, Sicya pergilvaria, Sicya snoviaria

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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