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Arceuthobium abietinum ssp. wiensii

Arceuthobium abietinum (Engelm.) Hawksw. & Wiens ssp. wiensii Mathiasen & C.M. Daugherty

Fir Dwarf Mistletoe, Fir Dwarf-mistletoe, Klamath Fir Dwarf Mistletoe, Wiens' Dwarf Mistletoe

Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family)

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USDA Symbol: ARABW

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Stems up to about 6 inches long, green-brown to red-brown.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , OR
Native Habitat: Coniferous forests, parasitic on red fir and Brewer spruce.

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 3074 - Arceuthobium abietinum Subspecies Wiensii , a New Subspecies of Fir Dwarf Mistletoe (Viscaceae) from Northern California and Southern Oregon (2009) Mathiasen, Robert L and Daugherty, Carolyn M.

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Arceuthobium abietinum ssp. wiensii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Arceuthobium abietinum ssp. wiensii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Arceuthobium abietinum ssp. wiensii

Metadata

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

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