Christmas Mistletoe

Phoradendron tomentosum (DC.) Engelm. ex A. Gray - Christmas Mistletoe family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Christmas Mistletoe: Atlides halesus, Atlides halesus estesi, Emarginea percara

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.