Phoradendron bolleanum (Seem.) Eichler is a plant in the Viscaceae family, order Santalales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Phoradendron bolleanum (Seem.) Eichler

Phoradendron bolleanum (Seem.) Eichler

Bollean mistletoe, or Phoradendron bolleanum, is a hemiparasitic sandalwood family plant native to western US and Mexico.

Family
Genus
Phoradendron
Order
Santalales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Phoradendron bolleanum (Seem.) Eichler

Phoradendron bolleanum, commonly known as Bollean mistletoe, is a plant species belonging to the sandalwood family. It is native to the desert southwest, California, and southern Oregon in the United States, as well as Mexico. It is a hemiparasite that grows on trees from the genera Juniperus and Arbutus.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Santalales Viscaceae Phoradendron

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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