Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Arceuthobium campylopodium (Engelmann) subsp. microcarpum (Engelmann) Nickrent
(Spruce Dwarf Mistletoe)

Family: Viscaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Arceuthobium microcarpum (Engelmann) Hawksworth & Wiens
Arceuthobium campylopodum Engelmann in Gray forma microcarpum (Engelmann) Gill
Arceuthobium douglasii Engelmann var. microcarpum Engelmann
Razoumofskya microcarpa (Engelmann) Wooton & Standley

Arceuthobium campylopodium subsp. microcarpum is the most delicate appearing of the dwarf mistletoes in the Gila National Forest. The branches are rarely over 5cm long and are only 2 or 3mm in diameter. Arceuthobium campylopodium subsp. microcarpum is parasitic on Picea pungens at upper elevation.
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Arceuthobium campylopodium subsp. microcarpum, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, Nov. 22, 2008



Arceuthobium campylopodium subsp. microcarpum, macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, Nov. 22, 2008



Arceuthobium campylopodium subsp. microcarpum, macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, Nov. 22, 2008


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