Accession #: 199900613
Accession Date: 1999-12-07
Common name: Dwarf Mistletoe
Family: Santalaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: South Africa
Description: A rare stem parasite growing on only a single species of Euphorbia - E. polygona. Most of the plant consists of branching haustoria within the host plant. The visible portions consist of minute stems with a single 0.5mm internode and a whorl of 2 or 3 scale leaves (both photosynthetic, hence a hemiparasite) and a single inflorescence. Each inflorescence has 2 or 3 scale-bracts at the base, in the axils of which other cymules may arise. The whole inflorescence may thus be rather congested. The fruit is a smooth, red, globose berry 8-9mm in diameter.
Uses: parasitic on <A HREF="199900612.html">Euphorbia polygona cv. 'Snowflake'</A>
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USDA Zone:
Source: John Trager - Huntington BG
Provenance:
HBG 79361 ISI 96-60;
Restrictions:
Culture:
See Horwood, 1983 (below) for a more indepth discussion of the cultural requirements.