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Phoradendron villosum
Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.
Pacific Mistletoe
Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe Family)
Synonym(s): Phoradendron flavescens var. villosum
USDA Symbol: PHVI9
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Pacific Mistletoe is a member of the mistletoe family (family Loranthaceae). Mistletoes are mostly evergreen shrubs that lack roots but have chlorophyll and are attached to and half-parasitic on trees. Flowers solitary or in clusters in leaf axils or at ends of branches.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Aerial stems up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: White to pinkish.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , GreenBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous.
Distribution
USA: CA , ORWeb Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Phoradendron villosum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Phoradendron villosum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phoradendron villosum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-05Research By: TWC Staff