Christmas Mistletoe

Phoradendron tomentosum (DC.) Engelm. ex A. Gray

Christmas Mistletoe family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Bloom Time

Winter, Early Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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

Larval Host 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.