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Pronunciation: fore-a-DEN-dron lew-KAR-pum toe-men-TOE-sum
Common name: Oak mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae (Mistletoe)
Habitat: Generally on Quercus, rarely on Adenostoma, Arctostaphylos, Cercocarpus ledifolius, Rhus, Umbellularia to about 6000,' South Coast, Transverse and Peninsular Ranges, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: July to September
Name derivations: 1) Phoradendron 2) leucarpum 3) tomentosum
NOTE: Formerly Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum