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Incense-cedar mistletoe

I would like to obtain seed of this conspicuous mistletoe [Phoradendron 
libocedri].  The mistletoe occurs only on the incense-cedar and is recorded 
from southern Oregon to Baja California.  The stems are more-or-less 
pendant, 1-2 feet long and apparently leafless, the berries pinkish to 
white or straw-colored, and should be ripe now.  The plant, in general 
appearance has been compared with the cyldrindric-stemmed epiphytic 
cactus, Rhipsalis.

This mistletoe is not to be confused with any of the dwarf-mistletoes 
[Arceuthobium], which are considered serious pathogens of pines and firs.

If you have access to Phoradendron libocedri and would like to help, 
please email me for details.

Loren Russell,
Corvallis, Oregon
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