Santalaceae

Tapeworm-plant

Eubrachion ambiguum (Hook. & Arn.) Engl.

Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Eubrachion

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Tapeworm-plant: Fotos tomadas en bosque del Cerro Camundá al margen del Lago de Palmar, departamento de Soriano y sobre árboles en el bosque ribereño al margen del Río Negro ce — Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Tapeworm-plant

Synonyms

Eubrachion andalgalense Abbiatti
Eubrachion arnottii Hook.f.
Eubrachion brasiliense Eichler
Viscum ambiguum Hook. & Arn.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.