▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁western ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁northern ▁Mexico ▁from ▁Oregon ▁to ▁Colorado ▁to ▁Texas ▁to ▁B aja ▁California , ▁where ▁it ▁grows ▁in ▁many ▁types ▁of ▁wood ed ▁habitat ▁at ▁elev ations ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁m ▁( 5 5 0 0 ▁feet ). ▁ ▁This ▁mist le to e ▁is ▁a ▁par as it ic ▁plant ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁trees ▁and ▁wo ody ▁shr ubs , ▁including ▁species ▁of ▁al der , ▁ash , ▁wal nut , ▁sy cam ore , ▁pop lar , ▁mes qu ite , ▁and ▁will ow . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁from ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁species ▁of ▁hard wood ▁trees , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁reported ▁on ▁o aks . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁shr ub ▁producing ▁many ▁ere ct ▁green ▁branches ▁which ▁can ▁exceed ▁a ▁meter ▁long . ▁Its ▁st ems ▁are ▁l ined ▁with ▁pairs ▁of ▁oppos it ely ▁arranged ▁leaves , ▁each ▁rounded ▁or ▁o val ▁in ▁shape ▁and ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁cent im eters ▁long . ▁As ▁a ▁hem ip ar as ite ▁the ▁mist le to e ▁t aps ▁its ▁host ▁tree ▁for ▁water ▁and ▁nut ri ents ▁but ▁contains ▁some ▁ch lor oph yll ▁and ▁can ▁photos yn thes ize ▁some ▁energy ▁for ▁itself ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁plant ▁is ▁dio e cious , ▁with ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁individuals ▁producing ▁different ▁forms ▁of ▁infl ores c ence ▁with ▁rough ▁el ong ated ▁clusters ▁of ▁flowers . ▁Fem ale ▁flowers ▁yield ▁white ▁to