RHH's photos with the keyword: desert mistletoe

These are the berries of Desert Mistletoe, photographed along the trail to Lost Palms Oasis in Joshua Tree National Park.

This is a closeup of the strange habit of a strange parasitic plant, Desert Mistletoe. We found it in several different places in Joshua Tree National Park.

This is the Desert Mistletoe forming a huge clump on another tree and probably in the process of killing it. Mistletoe is parasitic and weakens and often kills its host.

Several times on our hikes in Joshua Tree National Park we encountered this strange plant which we recognized as a Mistletoe and later identified as the Desert Mistletoe. Mistletoe is a parasite and in this case was growing on an old Juniper.