Calflora Taxon Report
Phoradendron villosum  (Nutt.) Engelm.

(not an active name)
Hairy mistletoe,   Oak mistletoe,   Pacific mistletoe
Phoradendron villosum is a shrub (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. tomentosum
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Phoradendron
Family: Viscaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part (esp. the flower) of this plant.
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPhoradendron flavescens var. villosum
JEFPhoradendron leucarpum ssp. tomentosum
Information about Phoradendron villosum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (PHVI9)

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