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Dwarf-Mistletoes
(Genus Arceuthobium)
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The genus Arceuthobium, commonly called dwarf mistletoes, is a genus of 26 species of parasitic plants that parasitize members of Pinaceae and Cupressaceae in North America, Central America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Of the 42 species, 39 and 21 are endemic to North America and the United States, respectively. They all have very reduced shoots and leaves (mostly reduced to scales) with the bulk of the plant living under the host's bark. Recently the number of
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Western Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium campylopodum)
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Arceuthobium campylopodum is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as western dwarf mistletoe. It is native to the low to moderate elevation coniferous forests of western North America. It is a common parasite of several species of pine tree, including Jeffrey Pine, Ponderosa Pine, and Coulter Pine. The dwarf mistletoe is a greenish-yellow structure above the bark of the tree, while most of the plant is beneath the bark. Seeds mature during the fall and disperse...
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Dwarf Mistletoes
(Genus Korthalsella)
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Korthalsella (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, and some Pacific Islands.
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Lodgepole Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium americanum)
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Arceuthobium americanum is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as American dwarf mistletoe and lodgepole-pine dwarf mistletoe. It is a common plant of western North America where it lives in high elevation pine forests. It is a parasitic plant which lives upon the Lodgepole Pine, particularly the subspecies Pinus contortus ssp. murrayana, the Tamarack Pine. This pine subspecies is most common in the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada. The American dwarf mistl
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Eastern Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium pusillum)
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Arceuthobium pusillum is a perennial, obligate parasitic plant in the sandalwood family. Its common names include Dwarf mistletoe or Eastern dwarf mistletoe. It is one of the most widespread dwarf mistletoes within its range which covers the eastern United States and Canada, from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia and New Jersey. The species name "pusillum" derives from Latin "pusillus", meaning very small.
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Southwestern Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium vaginatum)
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Arceuthobium vaginatum, called the "sheathed dwarf mistletoe" or "southwestern dwarf mistletoe" is a parasitic plant found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico. It generally is found on pine (Pinus spp) trees.
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Juniper Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium oxycedri)
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Arceuthobium oxycedri, juniper dwarf mistletoe, is a hemiparasite of the Santalaceae family. It parasitizes members of the Juniperus genus, especially Juniperus oxycedrus and Juniperus communis.
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Hemlock Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium tsugense)
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Ponderosa Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium vaginatum ssp. cryptopodum)
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Pinyon Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium divaricatum)
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Arceuthobium divaricatum is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as pinyon dwarf mistletoe. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it lives in woodlands as a parasite on various species of pine, particularly Colorado Pinyon and Single-leaf Pinyon. This is a small shrub which is visible as a network of scaly brown or greenish stems no more than 12 centimeters long extending above the bark of its host tree. Most of...
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Fir Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium abietinum)
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Arceuthobium abietinum is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as fir dwarf mistletoe. It is native to western North America from Washington to New Mexico to northern Mexico, where it lives in coniferous forests as a parasite on various species of fir, particularly white fir, giant fir, and red fir. This is a small shrub which is visible as a network of scaly yellowish stems extending above the bark of its host tree. Most of the...
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Douglas-Fir Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium douglasii)
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Arceuthobium douglasii is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as Douglas-fir dwarf mistletoe. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Texas to California, where it lives in forest and woodland as a parasite. It is found mostly on Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees but occasionally on fir (Abies spp.) as well.
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Limber Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium cyanocarpum)
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Coastal Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium littorum)
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Arceuthobium littorum is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as coastal dwarf mistletoe. It is endemic to the coastline of northern California, where it lives as a parasite on Bishop Pine and Monterey Pine trees. This is a dark brown or greenish shrub which is visible as a network of scaly stems extending above the bark of its host tree. Most of the mistletoe is located inside the host tree, attached to it via haustoria, which...
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Western Hemlock Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium tsugense ssp. tsugense)
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Shore Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium tsugense ssp. contortae)
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Gray Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium occidentale)
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Azores Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium azoricum)
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White Fir Dwarf Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium abietinum ssp. abietinum)
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Durangan Dwarf-Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium vaginatum ssp. durangense)
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Red Fir Dwarf Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium abietinum ssp. magnificae)
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Mathiasen’s Dwarf Mistletoe
(Arceuthobium abietinum ssp. mathiasenii)
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