Arceuthobium apachecum

Arceuthobium apachecum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Arceuthobium
Species: A. apachecum
Binomial name
Arceuthobium apachecum
Hawksw. & Wiens
Synonyms

Arceuthobium campylopodum subsp. apachecum (Hawksw. & Wiens) Nickr. in Rothr.

Arceuthobium apachecum, called the "Apache dwarf mistletoe," is a parasitic plant found on the branches of pine trees in Arizona, New Mexico and Coahuila. It has yellowish-green stems up to 7 cm high.[1]

Arceuthobium apachecum Hawksw. & Wiens, Brittonia 22(3): 266. 1970.[2] = Arceuthobium campylopodum subsp. apachecum (Hawksw. & Wiens) Nickr. in Rothr., Phytoneuron 2012–51: 10. 2012.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. 1993. Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:241-245.
  2. ↑ Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. Brittonia 22(3): 266. 1970.
  3. ↑ Rothrock, J.T. Phytoneuron 2012–51: 10. 2012
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