Arceuthobium americanum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arceuthobium americanum Nutt. ex Engelm.

American dwarf mistletoe, Lodgepole dwarf mistletoe, Lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe

2022 Donald Burk

2014 David popp

Charles Webber2000 California Academy of Sciences

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~78 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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.

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Arceuthobium americanum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARAM) 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: 11/21/2024).