The traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant - Phoradendron serotinum, Phoradendron flavescens
Small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees - Arceuthobium pusillum
Type of: false mistletoe, mistletoe, parasitic plant