Arceuthobium americanum

Taxobox
name = "Arceuthobium americanum"

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image_width = 270px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Santalales
familia = Santalaceae
genus = "Arceuthobium"
species = "A. americanum"
binomial = "Arceuthobium americanum"
binomial_authority = Nutt. ex Engelm.
synonyms =

"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 parasite 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 mistletoe is a yellow-green coral-shaped structure above the surface of the tree's bark, while most of the parasite is beneath the bark. The seeds mature in late summer and disperse to nearby trees.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7836,7837,7839 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARAM USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Arceuthobium+americanum Photo gallery]
* [http://rparticle.web-p.cisti.nrc.ca/rparticle/RpArticleViewer?_handler_=HandleInitialGet&journal=cjb&volume=86&calyLang=eng&media=html&articleFile=b08-019.pdf Arceuthobium americanum infection]