Calflora Taxon Report
Phoradendron villosum  (Nutt.) Engelm.

(not an active name)
Hairy mistletoe, Oak mistletoe, Pacific mistletoe
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2010 Neal Kramer
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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
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
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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