Claim · model-written summary
Nyssa sylvatica was among the top three host tree species by Illinois counties, with a count of 8.
- Taxon
- Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. leucarpum
Phoradendron leucarpum subsp. leucarpume1 - Interactor
- Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssa sylvaticae0host - Outcome
- host tree species by Illinois countiese0
- Value
- 8e0
Verbatim
e0“The top three host tree species by Illinois counties were Ulmus americana (16), Acer saccharinum (8), and Nyssa sylvatica (8)”
e1“In Cairo, Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. leucarpum was observed in 547 host trees among 13 tree species (9 native, 4 introduced exotics)”
Title
Thompson, Ralph L Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) 2014
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. leucarpum was observed in 547 host trees in Cairo.
- Observation Acer saccharinum was one of the two predominant host trees of the mistletoe, with 304 trees.
- Observation Ulmus americana was one of the two predominant host trees of the mistletoe, with 111 trees.
- Observation The mistletoe occurrence value of Cairo, 13.41 host trees per km, is the highest among Illinois cities of its size.
- Observation Cairo has the greatest number of mistletoe host species among Illinois cities of its size.
- Observation Twenty-one host tree species were documented among the herbarium specimens of the mistletoe.
- Observation Ulmus americana was among the top three host tree species by Illinois counties, with a count of 16.
- Observation Acer saccharinum was among the top three host tree species by Illinois counties, with a count of 8.
- Observation Acer palmatum, Betula utilis ssp. jacquemontii and Styphnolobium japonicum were newly documented as North American mistletoe host trees.
- Mechanism Duration of low winter temperatures is the determining factor in the northern extension of mistletoe in southern Illinois over time.
- Observation Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. leucarpum occurred on 13 tree species, 9 native and 4 introduced exotics.