Arceuthobium vaginatum
Appearance
Arceuthobium vaginatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Santalaceae |
Genus: | Arceuthobium |
Species: | A. vaginatum
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Binomial name | |
Arceuthobium vaginatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) J. Presl
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Synonyms | |
Viscum vaginatum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. |
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.[1][2]
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