Loranthus europaeus

Summer Mistletoe

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Common name

Summer Mistletoe

Scientific name

Loranthus europaeus Jacq.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Parasitic shrub. Stems up to 50 cm high. Flowering April - June^[1].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: Stara Planina, The Strandzha, North-Eastern Bulgaria, Sredna gora, The Rhodopes, The Black Sea coast, The Pirin and The Belasitsa^[2].

References

[1] Delipavlov et al., 2003.

[2] Delipavlov et al., 2003.

Loranthus europaeus на български