![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35034a.jpg)
Catclaw acacia with Mesquite Mistletoe |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35055a.jpg)
Clumps of mistletoe in catclaw acacia tree during winter |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35061a.jpg)
Clumps of mistletoe in catclaw acacia tree during winter |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35063a.jpg)
Clumps of mistletoe in catclaw acacia tree during winter |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_01561a.jpg)
Heavy infestation |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35077a.jpg)
Small clump of mistletoe in catclaw acacia tree during winter |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_30041a.jpg)
Tangle of stems |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_30040a.jpg)
Tangle of stems |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_30042a.jpg)
Stem |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35077c.jpg)
Stems |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_26826a.jpg)
Mesquite Mistletoe stem and developing branches |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_26825a.jpg)
Mesquite Mistletoe stem and developing branches |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_22676b.jpg)
Leaves |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_22679b.jpg)
Leaves |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_36731a.jpg)
Tangle of stems with flower buds and flowers |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35954a.jpg)
Mesquite Mistletoe blooming |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35168a.jpg)
Flower buds |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35170a.jpg)
Flower buds |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_36854a.jpg) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_36855a.jpg) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35057a.jpg)
Flower buds |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35169a.jpg)
Flower buds |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35058a.jpg)
Flower buds |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35059a.jpg)
Flower buds |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_36728a.jpg)
Male flowers (yellow stamens visible) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_36730a.jpg)
Male flowers (yellow stamens visible) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_22674a.jpg)
Male flowers (yellow stamens visible) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_22679a.jpg)
Male flowers (yellow stamens visible) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35955a.jpg)
Open Mesquite Mistletoe flowers |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35956a.jpg)
Open Mesquite Mistletoe flowers |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35957a.jpg)
Open Mesquite Mistletoe flowers |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_35958a.jpg)
Open Mesquite Mistletoe flowers |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_33809a.jpg)
Female flowers with developing berries |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_33810a.jpg)
Female flowers with developing berries |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_33811a.jpg)
Female flowers with developing berries |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_33808a.jpg)
Female flowers with developing berries |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_03899a.jpg) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_03898a.jpg) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_51842a.jpg)
Plant with ripe berries |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_01271a.jpg)
Ripe berries |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_01560a.jpg)
Ripe berries |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_51843a.jpg)
Ripe berries |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_29959a.jpg)
Remains after berries were harvested |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/IMG_29960a.jpg)
Remains after berries were harvested |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/DSC_05394a.jpg)
Phainopepla poop on an oak branch (seeds will die) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_36727a.jpg)
Phainopepla poop on catclaw acacia branch (seeds might live) |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_25186a.jpg)
Phainopepla poop on catclaw acacia branch |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_25187a.jpg)
Phainopepla poop on catclaw acacia branch |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_25188a.jpg)
Phainopepla poop on catclaw acacia branch |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_25189a.jpg)
Phainopepla poop on catclaw acacia branch |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_03906a.jpg)
Fruits are fleshy with sticky pulp and a large seed |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_03905a.jpg)
Seeds recently eaten and pooped by a Phainopepla |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_03904a.jpg)
Seeds recently eaten and pooped by a Phainopepla |
![more to come](../../../../Home_Page/Images/More-to-Come.jpg)
More to come ... |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_03903a.jpg)
Older seeds eaten and pooped by a Phainopepla, now sprouting |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/S120_03902a.jpg)
Older seeds eaten and pooped by a Phainopepla, now sprouting |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_22676a.jpg)
Curious black structures |
![Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)](p-pc/RX10_22675a.jpg)
Curious black structures |