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Pinyon Dwarf-Mistletoe

Arceuthobium divaricatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 19, February 16, March 17, April 21, May 21, June 15, July 13, August 13, September 17, October 17, November 22, December 17.
United States808
California208
Nevada178
Arizona136
New Mexico114
Texas75
Utah59
Colorado38

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • ParasiteDescends from a lineage whose members commonly live parasitically on another organism.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Ordersandalwoods, mistletoes, and allies · Santalales
Familysandalwood family · Santalaceae
GenusDwarf-Mistletoes · Arceuthobium

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