Phoradendron villosum is a species of flowering plant in the sandalwood family known by the common names Pacific mistletoe and oak mistletoe. It is native to western North America from Oregon south into Mexico, where it grows in oak woodland and similar habitat.
This mistletoe is a parasitic plant on host trees, especially oak species, and other trees and woody shrubs such as manzanitas, California bay laurel, and sumac.
It is a shrub producing many erect gray-green or yellow-green branches which may reach a meter long. Its stems are lined with pairs of hairy, oval, oppositely arranged leaves up to about 5 centimeters long by 2.5 wide. As a hemiparasite the mistletoe taps its host tree for water and nutrients but contains some chlorophyll and can photosynthesize some energy for itself as well. The plant is dioecious, with male and female individuals producing different forms of inflorescence; both are rough, elongated clusters of tiny flowers. Female flowers yield pale pink spherical or oval berries each 3 or 4 millimeters wide.
Phoradendron villosum is a species of flowering plant in the sandalwood family known by the common names Pacific mistletoe and oak mistletoe. It is native to western North America from Oregon south into Mexico, where it grows in oak woodland and similar habitat.
This mistletoe is a parasitic plant on host trees, especially oak species, and other trees and woody shrubs such as manzanitas, California bay laurel, and sumac.
It is a shrub producing many erect gray-green or yellow-green branches which may reach a meter long. Its stems are lined with pairs of hairy, oval, oppositely arranged leaves up to about 5 centimeters long by 2.5 wide. As a hemiparasite the mistletoe taps its host tree for water and nutrients but contains some chlorophyll and can photosynthesize some energy for itself as well. The plant is dioecious, with male and female individuals producing different forms of inflorescence; both are rough, elongated clusters of tiny flowers. Female flowers yield pale pink spherical or oval berries each 3 or 4 millimeters wide.
Phoradendron villosum es una especie de planta parásita perteneciente a la familia Santalaceae.
Es originaria del oeste de Norteamérica donde se distribuye desde Oregón hasta el sur de México, en los bosques de robles y hábitats similares.
Este arbusto es una planta parásita que se hospeda en los árboles, preferentemente en las especies de robles y otros como manzanitas, laurel de California, y sumac.
Es un arbusto que produce muchas ramas erectas de color gris-verde o amarillo-verde las cuales alcanzan hasta un metro de longitud. Los tallos tienen hojas pareadas, ovales, opuestas de unos 5 cm de largo por 2.5 de ancho. Como hemiparásito se hospeda en los árboles para obtener agua y nutrientes, pero contiene alguna clorofila y puede fotosintetizar alguna energía por sí mismo. Es una planta dioica, con individuos masculinos y femeninos que producen diferentes formas de inflorescencia; ambas son robustas, largas y agrupadas con pequeñas flores. Las flores femeninas producen unas bayas esféricas de color rosa pálido de 3 o 4 mm de ancho.
Phoradendron villosum fue descrita por Thomas Nuttall y publicado en Boston Journal of Natural History 6(2): 212. 1850[1]
Phoradendron villosum es una especie de planta parásita perteneciente a la familia Santalaceae.
