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Arceuthobium vaginatum

Arceuthobium vaginatum (Willd.) J. Presl

Pineland Dwarf Mistletoe, Pineland Dwarf-mistletoe, Southwestern Dwarf Mistletoe

Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ARVA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Stems up to about 10 inches long, green, yellow, orange, reddish brown or dark purple.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , NM , TX , UT
Native Habitat: Coniferous forests, parasitic primarily on Pinus ponderosa, P. arizonica, P. durangensis and P. engelmannii. Secondary hosts include Pinus aristata, P. contorta and P. cooperi.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Arceuthobium vaginatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Arceuthobium vaginatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Arceuthobium vaginatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-16
Research By: CBR

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