Arceuthobium campylopodum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arceuthobium campylopodum Engelm.

Golden mistletoe, Pine dwarf mistletoe, Pine mistletoe, Western dwarf mistletoe

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

also called Arceuthobium tsugense


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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: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Arceuthobium abietinum
JEF	Arceuthobium californicum
JEF	Arceuthobium cyanocarpum
JEF	Arceuthobium divaricatum
JEF	Arceuthobium littorum
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Information about Arceuthobium campylopodum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARCA3) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).