Santalaceae
Mesquite mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Phoradendron
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mesquite mistletoe
Synonyms
- Phoradendron californicum f. leucocarpum Trel. ex Munz & I.M.Johnst.
- Phoradendron californicum f. nanum Trel.
- Phoradendron californicum var. distans Trel.
- Phoradendron californicum var. leucocarpum (Trel.) Jeps.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Meeds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vasily Reinkymov, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: smeckert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vasily Reinkymov, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.