Santalaceae
Goldenfruit mistletoe
Phoradendron anceps
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Phoradendron
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Goldenfruit mistletoe
Synonyms
- Aspidixia anceps (Spreng.) Tiegh.
- Phoradendron albovaginatum Urb.
- Phoradendron barahonae Urb. & Trel.
- Phoradendron cauliflorum Trel.
- Phoradendron chrysocarpum Krug & Urb.
- Phoradendron chrysocarpum var. dussii Urb.
- Phoradendron chrysocarpum var. parvifolium Trel. & Stehlé
- Phoradendron crenulatum Urb.
- Phoradendron dussii (Urb.) Trel.
- Phoradendron dussii var. parvifolium Stehlé
- Phoradendron dussii var. pauli Stehlé
- Phoradendron helleri Trel.
- Phoradendron liesnerianum Rizzini
- Phoradendron scariosum Rizzini
- Viscum anceps Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.