Mistletoe
Viscum album L. subsp. coloratum Komar. [Santalaceae (Viscaceae)]
Yadorigi (ヤドリギ, 宿木)
Life form: hemiparasitic evergreen shrub
Distribution: China - Korea - Japan
Habitat: forests because of the requirement of host trees
Viscum L. in Japan
V. album L. (オウシュウヤドリギ)
subsp. album (セイヨウヤドリギ): the type, not distributed in Japan
subsp. coloratum Komar. (ヤドリギ)
f. rubroaurantiacum (Makino) Ohwi (アカミヤドリギ)
Viscum album in Hokkaido
[Left] many mistletoes on a tree. [Center] well-developed mistletoe. [Right] young mistletoe. The host trees were Fraxinus mandshurica and Alnus japonica. Along Toya Lake on Februrary 23 2011.