#celypha

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Baby moths which are cute as a button ❤️❤️❤️

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Common Marble Moth

A common marble moth, hunkered down amongst the leaves of a Japanese anemone.

[synchlora]

awwwwww fuck yeah

its the best time if year its little brown moth season!!!!

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Moth Of The Day #117

Mistletoe Marble

Celypha woodiana

From the tortricidae family. They have a wingspan of 16-18 mm. They tend to inhabit orchards, gardens and hedgegrows. They can be found from Great Britain to Ukraine, but is absent in some countries.

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Celypha rosaceana, Gait Barrows, Lancashire, England by Terathopius https://flic.kr/p/2gdnAsF

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites

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===General information=== There is a fair amount of Mistletoe around Exeter and is much easier to spot in the winter. Mistletoe is a small semi-parasitic evergreen shrub which forms large spherical balls in the tops of trees. Balls of mistletoe can be up to 1m wide. Mistletoe leaves, stems and berries are all poisonous - do not eat any part of this plant. Mistletoe is also known as European mistletoe, European white-berry mistletoe and common mistletoe This semi-parasitic shrub can produce some of its own food via photosynthesis but takes minerals and water from a host tree. Mistletoe grows high in the canopy of a host broad-leaf tree. Several different species can act as hosts. In the UK it is commonly found in apple, lime and poplar but it has also been recorded on blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and willow. Mistletoe on oaks is rare. Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. The small flowers have four tiny petals and form in clusters of three to five. The seeds may stick to the beaks of birds feeding on the fruit, which they smear off on a branch, or can be eaten and excreted on trees in their droppings. The gluey pulp around the seed hardens and fastens it in place. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark taking water and nutrients from the tree. Mistletoe is found in the south and west midlands in the UK. Common hosts include hawthorn, blackthorn and rowan, and most commonly apple. Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are traditionally associated with mistletoe. Its leaves are green all year round but are more visible in the winter once the other trees have lost their leaves. The white berries appear from about October until May. White berries are not usually sought out by birds as they instead often prefer those that are red, orange or purple. However some will eat white berries and it is an important winter food source for birds such as the mistle thrush. For winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares it is a welcome resource. As the new mistletoe plant grows, the roots penetrate the bark of the tree via specially adapted 'root' called a haustorium thereby connecting host and parasite. Six species of insect are specialist mistletoe feeders including the rare mistletoe marble moth Celypha woodiana and mistletoe weevil Ixapion variegatum. The commercial centre for mistletoe trade in the UK is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, where there is an abundance of apple orchards (one of its favoured host plants). Mistletoe is also imported into the UK from northern France. Again, where there is an abundance of fruit trees. Mistletoe is the County flower of Herefordshire. It was voted such in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Mistletoe is an ingredient of pomace brandy based liquor biska made in Istra, Croatia. The sticky juice of mistletoe berries was used to make birdlime, an adhesive to trap small animals or birds ===Other common names=== European mistletoe Common mistletoe Old English mistle ===*Useful websites=== https://ift.tt/2zX2JQF https://ift.tt/2Bn6FzH https://ift.tt/1py9Um4 ===Scientific classification=== Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Santalales Family: Santalaceae (Viscaceae) Genus: Viscum Species: V. album Binomial name Viscum album *Information sourced from the above sites