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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: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Aerial stems up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: White to pinkish.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous.

Distribution

USA: CA , OR

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 Plants
FNA: Find Phoradendron villosum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phoradendron villosum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-05
Research By: TWC Staff

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