bollean mistletoe

Phoradendron bolleanum

Member of leafy mistletoes (genus Phoradendron)
mistletoes (tribe Visceae)
sandalwood family (family Santalaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• leaf length generally > 3 × width, (5)10–25 mm, generally < 20 mm
• stem glabrous
• spike with generally 1 fertile internode, pistillate 2-flowered
• parasitizes conifers
• rare at Nisene Marks, Mt. Tam

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora