Phoradendron bolleanum
Phoradendron bolleanum, commonly called Bollean mistletoe,[1] is a species of plant in the sandalwood family that is native to the desert southwest, California and southern Oregon in the United States.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Phoradendron |
| Species: | P. bolleanum |
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| Phoradendron bolleanum | |
It is a hemiparasite found on trees in the genera Juniperus and Arbutus.[3]
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Phoradendron bolleanum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- "Phoradendron bolleanum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2019.
- "Mistletoes of North American conifers". U.S. Forest Service - Treesearch. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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