Share

Digital Herbaria

Phoradendron tomentosum (DC.) Engelm. ex Gray

Christmas mistletoe, Mistletoe, Injerto
Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe Family)

USDA Symbol: PHTO2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

()
click to enlarge

Specimen & Label Data

Phoradendron tomentosum

Christmas Mistletoe

Viscaceae

Location: N side of Canyon Lake, by roadside of Hwy 306 at Longhorn Drive.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Abundant in Quercus.

Description: Parasite on other woody plants, ieoecious. Staminate inflorescence with 2-7 segments, each segment with 15-60 flowers; pistillate inflorescence with 2-6 segments, each with 6-20 flowers. Fruit white, 4.5 mm thick.

County: Comal
 Collector: Mary Beth White
 Collection Date: Mar 7, 1993
 Specimen number: 112

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0373
 Accession Date: May 25, 1993
 Accession Number: 29

Annotations: MCXXC

Return to List