This mistletoe cares more about host trees than climate
A tropical mistletoe that grows on trees across South America depends far more on finding the right host tree than on climate or the birds that spread its seeds, according to new research.
The Santalales are an order of flowering plants of eudicots. Well-known members of the Santalales include sandalwoods and the many species of mistletoes. The order has a cosmopolitan distribution, but is heavily concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions. It derives its name from its type genus, Santalum (sandalwood).
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Geocaulon lividum
1 articlePsittacanthus robustus
1 articleWith one plant each: Comandraceae (Northern Comandra), Loranthaceae (Psittacanthus robustus (mistletoe)).
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A tropical mistletoe that grows on trees across South America depends far more on finding the right host tree than on climate or the birds that spread its seeds, according to new research.
Northern Comandra steals water and nutrients straight from spruce roots underground, so spotting it tells you something about...