
Mistletoe (Viscum album) is an easy species to spot in mid-winter when most of the host trees are bare, so it’s an ideal plant to be searching for in our home patches during the Covid19 restrictions. As you see from the Map of Previous Sightings, it is possible to detect particular hot-spots in Somerset. Undoubtedly there are some areas where it does not grow. However, more records are needed especially in the areas where it seems to be absent. We are in a new date-class (post 2020) so the aim is to record as many locations as possible and to update our map.
You can fill in the form below or send your records to the general email or direct to Linda Everton or Christine Loudon. Even if you are not using the form, it would help if you base your answers on the questions in it. If you are submitting lots of records you might find it easier to fill in and email an Excel spreadsheet which you can request from Chris or Linda.
If you don’t know the host tree, it doesn’t matter. However, if you are sending a photo, one showing the bark or buds would be useful for identification as well as a general shot.
These records will update a Survey Map (see below) compiled by Tony Price.
There will be a ** PRIZE ** for the first person to provide evidence of Mistletoe growing on Oak. Details below.
Mistletoe Marble Moth (Celypha woodiana) (Bill Urwin) A leaf mine in Mistletoe made by the larva of Celypha woodiana (Bill Urwin)
Do look at the excellent mistletoe.org.uk for much more information about this fascinating plant species.

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