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Family: Viscaceae
mistletoe, more, Cory's mistletoe
[Phoradendron coryae Trel., more, Phoradendron flavescens var. pubescens Engelm. ex A.Gray, Phoradendron havardianum Trel., Phoradendron serotinum var. pubescens , Phoradendron tomentosum Oliver, Phoradendron villosum ssp. coryae (Trel.) Wiens]
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SHOOTS: up to 1 m high, mostly short pubescent, gray-green, the internodes 2-3 em long.
LEAVES: obovate-elliptic to circular, 1.5-3 cm long, 1.5-2.5 em wide, densely pubescent.
INFLORESCENCES: staminate spikes with 2-3 fertile segments, with 25-40 flowers in 3 rows per segment; pistillate spikes with 2-3 fertile segments, with 6-10 flowers per segment.
FLOWERS: pubescent.
FRUIT: white, short hairy around the persistent perianth segments, ca. 3 mm in diameter.
HOSTS: Quercus, rarely Condalia, Berberis, Yaquelinia and Sideroxylon.
NOTES: Sub-Mogollon oak woodlands: all AZ cos. except Apache, La Paz, and Yuma; 1200-2700 m (4000-8800 ft); Jul-Sep; NM, w TX; Chih., Coah., Son., Mex.
REFERENCES: Hawksworth, Frank G. 1994. Viscaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 241-245.
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