Arceuthobium abietinum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arceuthobium abietinum (Engelm.) Hawksw. & Wiens

(not an active name)

Fir dwarf mistletoe

2010 Sangeet Khalsa

Daniel L. Nickrent

Arceuthobium abietinum is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Arceuthobium campylopodum


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Genus:	Arceuthobium
Family:	Viscaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


j93	Arceuthobium campylopodum f. abietinum
JEF	Arceuthobium campylopodum

Information about Arceuthobium abietinum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ARAB4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/21/2024).