Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum) has almost completly finished off this Cat's-Claw Acacia (Acacia greggii) bush

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Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum) has almost completly finished off this Cat's-Claw Acacia (Acacia greggii) bush in the Mojave Desert. When its host dies, it will die along with it.

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Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Valley Of Fire Hwy, Valley Of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA
Photo credit: © Ken Barber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: acacia, californicum, cat-claw, desert, greggii, mistletoe, mojave, parasite, phoradendron, red