Habitat
Over 60 species of trees are hosts to ''P. leucarpum'', especially trees in the genera of Acer , Fraxinus , Juglans , Nyssa, Platanus , Populus, Quercus , Salix , and Ulmus .Cultural
''Phoradendron leucarpum'' is used in North America as a surrogate for the similar European mistletoe ''Viscum album'', in Christmas decoration and associated traditions , as well as in rituals by modern druids. It is commercially harvested and sold for those purposes.''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.
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