Arceuthobium abietinum Engelm. ex Munz  
Go To Encyclopedia of Life...
Family: Santalaceae
fir dwarf mistletoe, more...White Fir Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Liz Makings  
  • VPAP
  • Web Links
JANAS 27(2)
Plant: aerial parasitic shrub; 2-25 cm high, glabrous, dioecious; SHOOTS 6-15(-22) cm high, 2-6 mm wide at base, yellow to yellow-green Leaves: reduced to minute scales INFLORESCENCE: axillary spikes. Flowers: decussate (sometimes whorled), short pedicellate; staminate flowers with a central nectary, the perianth segments (2-)3-4(-5), each segment bearing a sessile, circular, uniloculate anther, staminate flowers ca. 2.5 mm in diameter; tepals 3(-4); pistillate flowers with a single style and rounded stigma, the perianth segments 2, persistent Fruit: ca. 4 mm long, 2 mm wide, bicolored, dehiscing explosively (to 15 m); pedicels curved at maturity; SEED without a thickened seed coat, eaten and distributed primarily by birds or dispersed explosively REFERENCES: Hawksworth, Frank G. 1994. Viscaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 241-245.
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • W3Tropicos
  • USDA PLANTS Database
  • Flora of North America
  • International Plant Names Index
  • Google Search Engine
  • Google Images
  • BOLD Systems - Barcode of Life Data Systems
  • Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
  • NCBI - National Center for Biotechnology Information
Arceuthobium abietinum
Open Interactive Map
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Walter Fertig  
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Walter Fertig  
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Liz Makings  
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Walter Fertig  
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Arceuthobium abietinum image
Click to Display
86 Total Images