B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal

Misteli Suomessa. Kuva tarkentuu




AuthorsIssakainen Jouni, Pihlaja Kati

PublisherLuonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo Luomus

Publishing placeHelsinki

Publication year2023

JournalLutukka

Volume39

Issue2

First page 71

Last page96

eISSN2670-2843

Web address https://www.luomus.fi/fi/lutukka

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/182426367


Abstract

An update is given on the recent dispersal of mistletoe (Viscum album) in the vicinity of Turku, in the southwestern part of Finland, and on the biology of the species in the country. The known main population
now comprises 1,464 bushes, in 220 locations. Deduced from the ages of the plants, these are still part of the same, first dispersal burst from an unknown ”mother colony”, probably now destroyed. Another mistletoe
population may be spreading into the outermost archipelago directly across the Gulf of Finland. In addition, unknown human actors seem to have planted mistletoes in the area since 2019. Frost sensitivity of the seedling during its first winter seems to hinder dispersal northwards.


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