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Phoradendron californicum
Near Page, Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River, Arizona. Rather dry, sandy and hot
The 'mathematical' structure struck me.
Desert mistletoe is blooming now on the Sonoran Desert. The tiny greenish-yellow flowers — a favourite of bees — produce masses of orangey-red berries, a favourite of phainopeplas who are often seen perching on top of palo verde & ironwood trees. They are favourite hosts of this semi-parasite which will often kill them. Six species in Arizona.
Spotted on Aug 7, 2009
Submitted on May 3, 2011
