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The lobes of the Celtic leaf-crown have been identified with mistletoe leaves. For the Celts, the head (and especially the severed head) was an extremely important motif and site of veneration. [ 19 ] : 269–270 [ 6 ] : 10–12, 18–20 As Vincent Megaw has put it, "to the Celt the human head was regarded as all-important, the heart and soul ...
The eastern mistletoe native to North America, Phoradendron leucarpum, belongs to a distinct genus of the family Santalaceae. European mistletoe has smooth-edged, oval, evergreen leaves borne in pairs along the woody stem, and waxy, white berries that it bears in clusters of two to six. The eastern mistletoe of North America is similar, but has ...
Amyema preissii, commonly known as wireleaf mistletoe, is a species of mistletoe, an epiphytic, hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae. [2] It is native to Australia where it has been recorded from all mainland states. The flowers are red and up to 26 mm long. The fruits are white or pink, globose and 8–10 mm in diameter.
Fish: White bass (sand bass Morone chrysops) 25 O.S.3§98.2, 1974 Furbearer animal: Common raccoon (Procyon lotor) SCR25, 1989 Insect: European honey bee (Apis mellifera) SCR75, 1992 Game animal: White-tail deer (Odocoileus virginians) SCR24, 1990 Game bird: Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 25 O.S.3§98.13,1990 Butterfly: Black swallowtail ...
Its common names include American mistletoe, eastern mistletoe, hairy mistletoe and oak mistletoe. It is native to Mexico and the continental United States. [3] It is hemiparasitic, living in the branches of trees. The berries are white and 3–6 millimeters (0.12–0.24 in). [4] [5] It has opposite leaves that are leathery and thick.
The species, Tupeia antarctica (common names - taapia, pirita, white mistletoe, tupia), is a dioecious [5] mistletoe which grows up to 1 m wide. Its bark is white, and the twigs are finely hairy. The leaves are variously shaped, fleshy, bright green and from 10 to 70 mm long. The flowers are tiny and the fruit is white to pinkish. [6]
Arceuthobium pusillum is a perennial, obligate parasitic plant in the sandalwood family. [1] Its common names include Dwarf mistletoe or Eastern dwarf mistletoe.It is one of the most widespread dwarf mistletoes within its range which covers the eastern United States and Canada, from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia and New Jersey. [2]
The black and white snapper has a wide Indo-Pacific range. It occurs along the eastern coastline of Africa from the Red Sea south as far as South Africa, the Seychelles, islands in the Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and western Mascarenes, east to the Maldives, Laccadives, the Chagos Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island and Sri Lanka.