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Desert mistletoe

Phoradendron californicum

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36.8766, -111.509

Field Notes

Habitat:

Near Page, Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River, Arizona.
Rather dry, sandy and hot

Notes:

The 'mathematical' structure struck me.

Species ID Suggestions

Desert mistletoe

Phoradendron californicum

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Sally4
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Sally4
Desert mistletoe is blooming now on the Sonoran Desert. The tiny greenish-yellow flowers — a favourite of bees — produce masses of orangey-red berries, a favourite of phainopeplas who are often seen perching on top of palo verde & ironwood trees. They are favourite hosts of this semi-parasite which will often kill them. Six species in Arizona.

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Flowers of North America
Mission
Biology and Mathematics

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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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