Viscum minimum

Viscum minimum is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae. It is a parasitic plant native to South Africa.
Description.
In its native habitat "Viscum minimum" uses two species of succulents, "Euphorbia polygona" and "Euphorbia horrida", as host plants. However, given the opportunity, the plant uses a range of succulents, including cacti, as hosts. 
A mature "Viscum minimum" consists mostly of haustoria within the host plant, but a small stems of less than one millimeter in length with a single whorl of 2-3 scale-like leaves. A single flower, and later a red round fruit with a diameter of 8-9 millimeters, emerges from these stems. The leaves and stems are capable of photosynthesis, making the plant technically a hemiparasite.
The "Viscum minimum" mitochondrial genome has been sequenced, showing an unusual loss of genes or their functions. 