Santalaceae
Tropical mistletoe
Phoradendron hexastichum
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Phoradendron
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Phoradendron hexastichumSantalaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tropical mistletoe
Synonyms
- Phoradendron brachyklados Rizzini
- Phoradendron hexastichum var. angustifolium Krug & Urb.
- Phoradendron hexastichum var. longispicum Eichler
- Phoradendron hexastichum var. ovatum Stehlé
- Phoradendron lapatanum Trel.
- Phoradendron productipes Trel.
- Phoradendron stehlei Trel.
- Phoradendron yunckeri Trel.
- Viscum cornifolium C.Presl
- Viscum hexastichum DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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.