Viscum album Calflora

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Taxon Report

Viscum album L.

European mistletoe

2019 Susan McDougall

2005 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

2007 François Meignant

Viscum album is a shrub (parasitic) that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~17 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Viscum
Family:	Viscaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Viscum album from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VIAL2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/25/2025).