Santalales
order of plants
Santalales is an order of flowering plants. It has eight families, 151 genera, and about 1,000 species. All the families in Santalales are parasitic to some degree. They attach either to the roots or branches of their hosts.
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| Santalum haleakalae | |
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| Order: | Santalales
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Mistletoe is the common name for some of the parasitic plants in the order.
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