Identification of Mystery Plant

[Jan Bosselaers]

Monique,

> Can anyone offer clues as to the identity of a mystery plant collected near Las Cruces, New Mexico?  I took a sample, thinking it was quite distinctive even without flowers.  Looking at it, however, I find that even though it does have tiny flowers, it doesn't look like anything I'm familiar with.  (I do have a recall filed for the library's checked-out copy of a New Mexico flora.)
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> Images and description at: http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/tfplab/mysteryplant.html
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> I'm sure it will turn out to be something as common as dirt and twice as obvious, but right now it has me stumped.
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> Many thanks,
> Monique Reed
> Texas A&M

I would think it belongs to the family Loranthaceae. It reminds me of our European Viscum album.

Best regards,

Jan
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