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Desert Mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum

Sucking on the limbs of an Acacia Tree is Desert Mistletoe a partial parasite. It is carried from plant to plant by the Phainopepela bird. It is found in the Pinon-Juniper forest of the high desert.



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