Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss.

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Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Viscum

Characteristics

A shrub that grows attached to other plants.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows as a parasite on olive trees.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Epilepsy (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Viscum cruciatum leaf picture by iriso ruiz Manuel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Viscum cruciatum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Spain, Indonesia, Israel, Cambodia, Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:552319-1
WFO ID wfo-0000425067
COL ID 7G5NF
BDTFX ID 85505
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Viscum cruciatum