Viscum Viscum, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 72-73

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.302862

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Viscum Viscum
status

 

2. V. album L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 1023 (1753).

Stem up to 100 cm, yellowish-green. Leaves 2-8 cm, opposite, rarely whorled, obovate-oblong, obtuse, yellowish-green. Cymes sessile. Berry 6-10 mm, globose or pyriform, white or occasionally yellow. On various trees. Most of Europe except the N. and E. margins ;

exterminated in some regions. All except Az Fa Fe Hb Is Rs (N, E) Sa Sb. The following subspecies are variously treated as forms, varieties, subspecies or species in modern Floras, and there is no general agreement as to their status and relationships. 1 Edges of the seed straight; embryos usually 2-3 (on Dicotyledons) (a) subsp. album 1 Edges of the seed convex; embryos 1(—2) (on Conifers)

2 Leavesupto8 cm, not morethan3 timesaslongaswide

(b) subsp. abietis 2 Leaves not more than 4(—6) cm, up to 5 times as long as wide

(c) subsp. austriacum

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Loranthaceae

Genus

Viscum

Loc

Viscum Viscum

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1964
1964
Loc

V. album

L. 1753: 1023
1753
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