oak mistletoe

Phoradendron villosum

Member of leafy mistletoes (genus Phoradendron)
mistletoes (tribe Visceae)
sandalwood family (family Santalaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
other colors in flowering plants

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• leaf length generally < 1.5 × width, 15–60 mm, generally > 20 mm
• stem generally short-hairy, at least at tip
• spike with 2–5(7) fertile internodes, pistillate 6–15(20)-flowered
• parasitizes oaks and other flowering trees
• leaf ≤ 3 cm, width ≤ 2 cm
• leaf gray-green, dull
• common

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Chris’s observations: 5 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 2
• Coyote Valley OSP
• Joseph D. Grant CP
• Mt. Diablo SP

Months:

• Nov.: 2
• Dec.: 1
• Jan.: 0
• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 0
• Apr.: 1

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Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Phoradendron villosum → iNaturalist
• Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. tomentosum → Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• Phoradendron leocarpum → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora