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Viscum schaeferi
Viscum schaeferi, the nama mistletoe, is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae. Like other mistletoes, it is hemiparasitic and draws nutrients and moisture from its host tree.
The leaves of this plant are thick and leathery, 1 to 4 cm. in length. It has green, succulent limbs. Its flowers bloom in yellowish-green clusters, and the berries are small and viscous.
European mistletoe · Viscum capense · Birdlime · Red Berried Mistletoe · Viscum exile · Mini Mistletoe · Viscum rotundifolium · Mistletoe
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viscum schaeferi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
