Mistletoe in Arizona

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.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.