Phoradendron leucarpum 88 claims

species · family Viscaceae · green plant · NCBI Taxonomy ↗

Common name: American mistletoe — Also written in claims: American mistletoe · Phoradendron tomentosum · North American mistletoe · Phoradendron serotinum · Phoradendron serotinum M. C. Johnston — NCBI synonyms: Phoradendron serotinum

Listed here with its subspecies, varieties and cultivar groups: Phoradendron leucarpum subsp. tomentosum (25 claims), Phoradendron leucarpum subsp. leucarpum (8 claims), Phoradendron leucarpum subsp. macrophyllum (6 claims)

12 spellings

Phoradendron leucarpum
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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mistletoe occurred in 10 of 32 surveyed tree species.

Taxon
Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllumPhoradendron leucarpume1
Outcome
Mistletoe was detectede0
Value
10 of 32 surveyed tree speciese0

Verbatim

e0

“Mistletoe was detected in 10 of 32 surveyed tree species”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 772–828
e1

“bigleaf mistletoe’s ( Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllum )”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–486

Title

Mistletoe-bearing trees positively influence bird foraging patterns across urban and natural environments

Kees W. Hood; Frank Fabbro; Daniel S. Karp Urban Ecosystems 2025. doi:10.1007/s11252-025-01714-6

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mistletoe presence did not vary across land uses or tree origins.

Taxon
Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllumPhoradendron leucarpume1
Outcome
Mistletoe presencee0
Direction
did not varye0
Comparator
land-uses or tree originse0

Verbatim

e0

“Mistletoe presence did not vary across land-uses or tree origins (i.e., native vs. non-native trees)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 830–930
e1

“Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–484

Title

Mistletoe-bearing trees positively influence bird foraging patterns across urban and natural environments

Kees W. Hood; Frank Fabbro; Daniel S. Karp Urban Ecosystems 2025. doi:10.1007/s11252-025-01714-6

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mistletoe infestation was highest on larger and nonnative trees.

Taxon
Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllumPhoradendron leucarpume1
Interactor
treese0host
Outcome
infestation levelse0
Direction
higheste0
Qualifier
larger and nonnativee0

Verbatim

e0

“infestation levels were highest on larger and nonnative trees”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 941–1002
e1

“Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–484

Title

Mistletoe-bearing trees positively influence bird foraging patterns across urban and natural environments

Kees W. Hood; Frank Fabbro; Daniel S. Karp Urban Ecosystems 2025. doi:10.1007/s11252-025-01714-6

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Bird richness and abundance were higher in mistletoe-bearing trees.

Taxon
Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllumPhoradendron leucarpume1
Interactor
Birde0other
Outcome
Bird species richness and abundancee0
Direction
highere0
Comparator
trees with mistletoee0

Verbatim

e0

“Bird species richness and abundance were higher in trees with mistletoe”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1004–1075
e1

“Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–484

Title

Mistletoe-bearing trees positively influence bird foraging patterns across urban and natural environments

Kees W. Hood; Frank Fabbro; Daniel S. Karp Urban Ecosystems 2025. doi:10.1007/s11252-025-01714-6

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Insectivorous gleaning species drove the higher bird counts.

Taxon
Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllumPhoradendron leucarpume2
Interactor
insectivorous gleaning speciese0other
Outcome
pattern driven by insectivorous gleaning speciese0

Verbatim

e0

“a pattern driven by insectivorous gleaning species”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1077–1127
e1

“Bird species richness and abundance were higher in trees with mistletoe”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1004–1075
e2

“Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–484

Title

Mistletoe-bearing trees positively influence bird foraging patterns across urban and natural environments

Kees W. Hood; Frank Fabbro; Daniel S. Karp Urban Ecosystems 2025. doi:10.1007/s11252-025-01714-6

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Birds were more likely to forage in mistletoe-bearing trees in natural areas.

Taxon
Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllumPhoradendron leucarpume1
Interactor
BirdsAvese0other
Outcome
Birds were more likely to be observed foraginge0
Direction
more likelye0
Setting
natural arease0

Verbatim

e0

“Birds were more likely to be observed foraging in trees with mistletoe in natural areas but not urban areas”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1129–1236
e1

“Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–484

Title

Mistletoe-bearing trees positively influence bird foraging patterns across urban and natural environments

Kees W. Hood; Frank Fabbro; Daniel S. Karp Urban Ecosystems 2025. doi:10.1007/s11252-025-01714-6

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foraging or gleaning birds used mistletoe more often than perching birds.

Taxon
Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllumPhoradendron leucarpume1
Interactor
birdsAvese0other
Outcome
use mistletoee0
Direction
more likelye0
Comparator
birds observed perchinge0

Verbatim

e0

“birds observed foraging or gleaning were more likely to use mistletoe compared to birds observed perching”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1247–1352
e1

“Phoradendron leucarpum spp. macrophyllum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 444–484

Title

Mistletoe-bearing trees positively influence bird foraging patterns across urban and natural environments

Kees W. Hood; Frank Fabbro; Daniel S. Karp Urban Ecosystems 2025. doi:10.1007/s11252-025-01714-6

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Forested wetland habitat positively predicted American mistletoe occurrence after accounting for hosts and regional host use.

Taxon
American mistletoePhoradendron leucarpume0
Outcome
American mistletoe occurrencee0
Direction
positivee0
Qualifier
after accounting for both variation in host availability and differences among regions in host usee0
Setting
forested wetland habitate0

Verbatim

e0

“positive effect of forested wetland habitat on American mistletoe occurrence after accounting for both variation in host availability and differences among regions in host use”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 410–585

Title

Variation in establishment success for American mistletoe [Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnst. (Viscaceae)] appears most likely to predict its distribution in Virginia and North Carolina, United States

Nicholas P. Flanders; Christopher P. Randle; Eric L. Walters; et al. Botany 2023. doi:10.1139/cjb-2023-0050

Other claims from this paper (3)
Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Light availability predicted American mistletoe establishment rates.

Taxon
American mistletoePhoradendron leucarpumt0
Treatment
Light availabilitye0
Outcome
establishment ratese0

Not reportedDirection

Verbatim

e0

“Light availability predicted establishment rates”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 830–878
t0

“American mistletoe”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 39–57

Title

Variation in establishment success for American mistletoe [Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnst. (Viscaceae)] appears most likely to predict its distribution in Virginia and North Carolina, United States

Nicholas P. Flanders; Christopher P. Randle; Eric L. Walters; et al. Botany 2023. doi:10.1139/cjb-2023-0050

Other claims from this paper (3)
Associationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Canopy openness did not predict mistletoe seed germination rates.

Taxon
American mistletoePhoradendron leucarpumt0
Treatment
% canopy opennesse0
Outcome
seed germination ratese0
Direction
did not predicte0

Verbatim

e0

“% canopy openness did not predict seed germination rates”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 883–939
t0

“American mistletoe”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 39–57

Title

Variation in establishment success for American mistletoe [Phoradendron leucarpum (Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnst. (Viscaceae)] appears most likely to predict its distribution in Virginia and North Carolina, United States

Nicholas P. Flanders; Christopher P. Randle; Eric L. Walters; et al. Botany 2023. doi:10.1139/cjb-2023-0050

Other claims from this paper (3)