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Pronunciation: fore-a-DEN-dron ka-li-FOR-ni-kum
Common name: Desert mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae (Mistletoe)
Habitat: Desert hemiparasitic shrub on the branches mostly of Acacia, Dalea, Prosopsis, Olneya, Parkinsonia, Simmondsia and Cercidium.
Blooming period: January to March
Name derivations: 1) Phoradendron 2) californicum