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Phoradendron macrophyllum - Colorado Desert Mistletoe Phoradendron macrophyllum - Colorado Desert Mistletoe
Scientific Name: Phoradendron macrophyllum
Common Name: Colorado Desert Mistletoe, Big Leaf Mistletoe
Flower Color: Inconspicuous, greenish yellow
Plant Type: Parasite, Subshrub, Shrub, Perennial
Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) long
Date Observed: February 20, 2005
Notes: Poisonous. The 1/5 inch (5 mm) diameter, white or pinkish berries are round and glabrous. The mostly glabrous leaves are obovate to rounded. This plant parasitizes non-oaks, especially Fraxinus, Platanus, Populus, and Salix species in Tucson.
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