Mistletoe Throughout Louisville

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Mistletoe Throughout Louisville

• Megan Sims
• Bellarmine University
• Fall 2004

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Phoredendronflavescens

• Obligate Parasite
• Root system embedded in host
• true mistletoe infects maple, oak, hardwood,
  cypress, juniper
• dwarf mistletoe infects pines and conifers
  other than juniper and cypress
• Poisonous in large amounts

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Shawnee west
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Charlie Vettiner east
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Otter Creek south
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Tom Sawyer east
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Approximate Count

• Seneca and Cherokee 500
• Shawnee 10
• Charlie Vettiner 30
• Otter Creek 0
• Tom Sawyer 80

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Conclusion

• Mistletoe parasite appears in much greater
  numbers in older east end
• Possible factors affecting dispersal birds,
  water treatment chemicals, construction

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References

• Louisville Metro Parks. 2003. Online.
  http//www.loukymetro.org/Department/MetroParks/de
  fault.asp . Accessed 30 November 2004.
• The Mistletoe Center. 1997. Online.
  http//www.rms.nau.edu/mistletoe/ . Accessed 30
  November 2004.
• How Mistletoe Works. 2004. Online.
  http//people.howstuffworks.com/mistletoe1.htm .
  Accessed 30 November 2004.
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• Herb Information. 2000. Online.
  http//www.holistic-online.com/Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h
  10.htm . Accessed 30 November 2004.