Genus:Phoradendron Family:Viscaceae. Nomen number: 417542 Place of publication: Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts ser. 2, 4:58. 1849 (Pl. fendler.) Comment: although Gray indicated "(Engelm. Mss.)" after his binomial, he then pointed out that Engelmann used the specific epithet under another genus, so Gray is the sole author of this combination under Vienna ICBN Art. 46 Note 2 Name verified on: 30-Mar-2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 30-Mar-2009
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NORTHERN AMERICA
(Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database) Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Oregon South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico, Texas [s.w.] Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah Northern Mexico: Mexico - Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora
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