| 词条 | Viscum minimum |
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|image = Viscum minimum2 ies.jpg |image_caption = Viscum minimum leaf scales and flowers emerging from the host plant. |genus = Viscum |species = minimum |authority = Harv. }} Viscum minimum is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae. It is a parasitic plant native to South Africa. DescriptionIn its native habitat Viscum minimum uses two species of succulents, Euphorbia polygona and Euphorbia horrida, as host plants. However, given the opportunity, the plant uses a range of succulents, including cacti, as hosts. A mature Viscum minimum consists mostly of haustoria within the host plant, but a small stems of less than one millimeter in length with a single whorl of 2-3 scale-like leaves. A single flower, and later a red round fruit with a diameter of 8-9 millimeters, emerges from these stems. The leaves and stems are capable of photosynthesis, making the plant technically a hemiparasite. The Viscum minimum mitochondrial genome has been sequenced, showing an unusual loss of genes or their functions. [1] Seed germinationLiterature
References1. ^Massive gene loss in mistletoe (Viscum, Viscaceae) mitochondria [https://www.nature.com/articles/srep17588#f1 Nature] Accessed 5.1.2018 {{Taxonbar|from=Q244253}} 2 : Viscum|Parasitic plants |
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