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Phoradendron leucarpum
''Phoradendron leucarpum'' is a species of mistletoe which is native to the United States and Mexico. Its common names include American mistletoe, eastern mistletoe, hairy mistletoe or oak mistletoe. It is native to Mexico and most parts of the continental United States. It is semiparsitic, living in the branches of trees. The berries are white and .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Phoradendron leucarpum'' (P. serotinum) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phoradendron Mistletoe )〕 It has opposite leaves that are leathery and thick.
〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oak Mistletoe (''Phoradendron leucarpum'')) )〕 Ingesting the berries can cause "stomach and intestinal irritation with diarrhea, lowered blood pressure, and slow pulse".〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Phoradendron leucarpum'' - (Raf.)Reveal.&M.C.Johnst. )〕 This shrub can grow to by .〔
==Culture and tradition==
''Phoradendron leucarpum'' is used in North America as a surrogate for the similar European mistletoe ''Viscum album'', in Christmas decoration and associated traditions (such as "kissing under the mistletoe"), as well as in rituals by modern druids. It is commercially harvested and sold for those purposes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Purdue University )〕
''Phoradendron leucarpum'' is the state floral emblem for the state of Oklahoma. The state did not have an official flower, leaving mistletoe as the assumed state flower until the Oklahoma Rose was designated as such in 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society )〕
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