NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Phoradendron californicum

Desert Mistletoe; Mesquite Mistletoe

Fruiting branches.

Mohave County: Along Oatman Road, Historic Route 66,
south of Boundary Cone, at ca. 1840 feet.

20 January 2008.

Fruiting branches of Phoradendron californicum, along Historic Route 66, Mohave County, Arizona.

Fruiting branches with pen for scale.

Same plant as in prior image.

20 January 2008.

Branches of Phoradendron californicum, along Historic Route 66, Mohave County, Arizona.

Upper branches.

Same plant as in prior image.

20 January 2008.

Habit of Phoradendron californicum, along Historic Route 66, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habit, parasitizing leguminous shrub, probably a mesquite (Prosopis sp.).
Same plant as in prior images.

20 January 2008.

Habitat of Phoradendron californicum, along Historic Route 66, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habitat. Boundary Cone in background.
Same plant as in prior images.

20 January 2008.

This page created 23 April 2009.

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