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Arceuthobium laricis

Arceuthobium laricis (Piper) H. St. John

Larch Dwarf Mistletoe, Larch Dwarf-mistletoe

Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ARLA11

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 2 inches long, green, olive green, maroon or purple.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: ID , MT , OR , WA
Native Habitat: Coniferous forests, parasitic primarily on Larix occidentalis and Tsuga mertensiana. Rare hosts include several larch, spruce and pine species.

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

Metadata

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

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