Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex A.Gray

Subshrubs, erect, 1–2(–2.5) dm, dioecious. Stems green to olive green, glabrous; internodes terete, 5–20 × 1.5–2.5 mm. Leaves green to olive green, scalelike; blade triangular, 2 mm, apex acute; basal phyllotaxy transverse. Staminate inflorescences 3–5 mm; peduncle with 1 internode, 3 mm; fertile internode usually 1, 6-flowered, seriation unknown, flowers 3 (2 proximal, 1 distal) per bract. Pistillate inflorescences 3–5 mm; peduncle with 1 internode, 2 mm; fertile internode 1, 2-flowered, flowers 1 per bract. Flowers: petals 3–4, 0.5–1 mm. Berries white or pinkish, globose to ellipsoid-globose, 4–5 × 3 mm, glabrous. 2n = 28.

It is a warm temperate plant.

The fruit have been reported as food. They are used in medicine. The stems are used to make a tea drink.

The sticky seeds are spread by birds to other trees.