Phoradendron
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Phoradendron is a genus of mistletoe, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Americas. The center of diversity is the Amazon rainforest. Phoradendron is the largest genus of mistletoe in
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Phoradendron strongyloclados showing leathery leaves and an inflorescence resulting from one apical meristem.
Phoradendron macrophylla in Arizona sycamore
Multiple Phoradendron individuals parasitizing an oak tree. While lower branches show new leaf growth, the mistletoe appears to be negatively affecting the tree's budding in the upper branches.
Phoradendron californicum
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Phoradendron californicum, the desert mistletoe or mesquite mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant native to southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California. It can be found in
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…dispersing the host's seeds and benefiting the host, while at the same time dispersing the mistletoe's seeds and spreading the Phoradendron infection. Phoradendron californicum was used by Native American peoples as a food and medicinal remedy. Some Phoradendron species, such as Phoradendron serotinum and Phoradendron flavescens…
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Honeybee visiting flowers
Phainopepla feces.
Desert mistletoe in the Mojave Desert of southern California.