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leafy mistletoes
Phoradendron
Phoradendron is a genus of mistletoe, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Americas. The center of diversity is the Amazon rainforest. Phoradendron is the largest genus of mistletoe in the Americas, and possibly the largest genus of mistletoes in the world. Traditionally, the genus has been placed in the family Viscaceae, but recent genetic research acknowledged by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group shows this family to be correctly placed within a larger circumscription of the sandalwood family, Santalaceae.
They are woody hemi-parasitic shrubs with branches 10–80 cm (3.9–31.5 in) long, which grow on other trees. The foliage is dichotomously branching, with opposite pairs of leaves; these are fairly large, 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) long, green and photosynthetic in some species (e.g. P. leucarpum), but minimal in some others (e.g. P. californicum). Although they are able to photosynthesize the plant relies on its host for some nutrients. The plant draws its mineral and water needs, and some of its energy needs, from the host tree using a haustorium which grows into the stems of the host.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
American Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron leucarpum
Mesquite Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron californicum
oak mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron villosum
Juniper Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron juniperinum
broadleaf mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron macrophyllum
Phoradendron bolleanum
complexPhoradendron bolleanum
Cory's Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron coryae
Quacimmila de Canario
speciesPhoradendron quadrangulare
Phoradendron brachystachyum
speciesPhoradendron brachystachyum
Phoradendron carneum
speciesPhoradendron carneum
Phoradendron nervosum
speciesPhoradendron nervosum
Incense Cedar Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron libocedri
Piper Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron piperoides
downy mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron capitellatum
Phoradendron bathyoryctum
speciesPhoradendron bathyoryctum
Phoradendron velutinum
speciesPhoradendron velutinum
Phoradendron crassifolium
speciesPhoradendron crassifolium
Galápagos Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron berteroanum
Phoradendron mucronatum
speciesPhoradendron mucronatum
Phoradendron forestierae
speciesPhoradendron forestierae
Phoradendron chrysocladon
speciesPhoradendron chrysocladon
Mahogany Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron rubrum
Phoradendron perrottetii
speciesPhoradendron perrottetii
Goldenfruit Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron anceps
Phoradendron lanceolatum
speciesPhoradendron lanceolatum
Angled Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron trinervium
Phoradendron longifolium
speciesPhoradendron longifolium
Bigleaf Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron racemosum
Phoradendron reichenbachianum
speciesPhoradendron reichenbachianum
Phoradendron galeottii
speciesPhoradendron galeottii
Phoradendron dipterum
speciesPhoradendron dipterum
Phoradendron pteroneuron
speciesPhoradendron pteroneuron
Phoradendron robustissimum
speciesPhoradendron robustissimum
Phoradendron ensifolium
speciesPhoradendron ensifolium
Phoradendron strongyloclados
speciesPhoradendron strongyloclados
Phoradendron tuniforme
speciesPhoradendron tuniforme
Phoradendron flavum
speciesPhoradendron flavum
Phoradendron argentinum
speciesPhoradendron argentinum
Phoradendron holoxanthum
speciesPhoradendron holoxanthum
Phoradendron undulatum
speciesPhoradendron undulatum
Phoradendron aurantiacum
speciesPhoradendron aurantiacum
Phoradendron falcatum
speciesPhoradendron falcatum
Phoradendron platycaulon
speciesPhoradendron platycaulon
Phoradendron herbert-smithii
speciesPhoradendron herbert-smithii
Phoradendron rufescens
speciesPhoradendron rufescens
Phoradendron fragile
speciesPhoradendron fragile
Phoradendron tonduzii
speciesPhoradendron tonduzii
Phoradendron liga
speciesPhoradendron liga
Phoradendron canzacotoi
speciesPhoradendron canzacotoi
Phoradendron saltillense
speciesPhoradendron saltillense
Phoradendron lanatum
speciesPhoradendron lanatum
Phoradendron obtusissimum
speciesPhoradendron obtusissimum
Tropical Mistletoe
speciesPhoradendron hexastichum
Phoradendron wattii
speciesPhoradendron wattii
Phoradendron gracilicarpum
speciesPhoradendron gracilicarpum
Phoradendron pomasquianum
speciesPhoradendron pomasquianum
Phoradendron rhipsalinum
speciesPhoradendron rhipsalinum
Phoradendron spathulatum
speciesPhoradendron spathulatum
Phoradendron woodsonii
speciesPhoradendron woodsonii
Phoradendron nitens
speciesPhoradendron nitens
Where it lives
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