Phoradendron villosum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Engelm.

(not an active name)

Hairy mistletoe, Oak mistletoe, Pacific mistletoe

2010 Neal Kramer

2008 Keir Morse

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


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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:


PLANTS	Phoradendron flavescens var. villosum
JEF	Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. tomentosum

Information about Phoradendron villosum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PHVI9) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).