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Sandalwoods, Mistletoes, and Allies
Santalales
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native sandalwoods, mistletoes, and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American Mistletoe
Phoradendron leucarpum
caterpillars
6
food
23
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Oak Mistletoe
Phoradendron villosum
caterpillars
4
food
7
flowers
2
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Mesquite Mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum
caterpillars
3
food
6
flowers
27
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Bastard Toadflax
Comandra umbellata
caterpillars
3
flowers
52
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Juniper Mistletoe
Phoradendron juniperinum
caterpillars
2
food
6
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Broadleaf Mistletoe
Phoradendron macrophyllum
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Southwestern Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium vaginatum
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Fir Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium abietinum
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Western Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium campylopodum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Lodgepole Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium americanum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Dense Mistletoe
Phoradendron densum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Hemlock Dwarf-mistletoe
Arceuthobium tsugense
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Fir Mistletoe
Phoradendron pauciflorum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Pinyon Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium divaricatum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Limber Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium cyanocarpum
caterpillars
2
food
2