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Douglas-Fir Dwarf-Mistletoe

Arceuthobium douglasii

211 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) chambrie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 5, February 4, March 5, April 6, May 8, June 7, July 5, August 5, September 5, October 4, November 4, December 4.
United States369
Canada89
Washington61
British Columbia56
Idaho54
New Mexico53
Oregon51
Alberta37
Utah31
Texas29

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Douglas-Fir Dwarf-Mistletoe with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.