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]

Phoradendron bolleanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Phoradendron
Species:
P. bolleanum
Binomial name
Phoradendron bolleanum

It is a hemiparasite found on trees in the genera Juniperus and Arbutus.[3]

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Phoradendron bolleanum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. "Phoradendron bolleanum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2019.
  3. "Mistletoes of North American conifers". U.S. Forest Service - Treesearch. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 December 2019.


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