''Phoradendron coryae'', Cory's mistletoe or oak mistletoe, is a

hemiparasitic A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are found in almost every biome. All parasitic plants develop a specialized organ called the ...

plant native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is reported from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas,

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and

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.Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. 1993. Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:241-245. The species generally grows on oaks ('' Quercus'' spp.) but has also been found on ''

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, Berberis, Vaquelinia'' and '' Sideroxylon''. It has larger leaves than many other mistletoes of the region, up to 3 cm long. Leaves and flowers are pubescent. Berries are white, with short hairs around the persistent perianth.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q16987997 coryae Parasitic plants Flora of Arizona Flora of Nevada Flora of Texas Flora of Sonora Flora of Chihuahua (state) Flora of New Mexico Flora of Coahuila Flora without expected TNC conservation status Taxa named by William Trelease