Juniper Mistletoe (Phoradendron juniperinum). Looking back at photos from a trip to the Southwest. Such a wonderful part of the country. I love to roam out there. To find new plants and animals. This, a species of Mistletoe that I was not familiar with.

Juniper Mistletoe is a plant that grows on Juniper trees in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, California, Texas and northern Mexico at elevations from 3,200-7,500 feet. It’s a hemiparasitic plant, meaning it contains chlorophyl and performs some photosynthesis but obtains part of its water, or nutrients from its host plant.