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Phoradendron leucarpum
Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemi-parasitic plants in several families in the order Santalales. Phoradendron is a genus of mistletoes, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Americas. These plants grow attached to and penetrating within the branches of a tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they absorb nutrients from the host plant.
This specimen was found on a Bradford pear tree near Kennesaw Mountain.
Spotted on Feb 5, 2013
Submitted on Feb 6, 2013
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I don't know why this is showing up in so many missions - sorry if it doesn't belong!