Arceuthobium gillii
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Arceuthobium gillii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Santalaceae |
Genus: | Arceuthobium |
Species: | A. gillii
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Binomial name | |
Arceuthobium gillii |
Arceuthobium gillii, common name "Chihuahua pine dwarf mistletoe," is a parasitic plant found in Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa. It is found mostly on the Chihuahua pine, Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana.[1][2]
The species was named in honor of Lake Shore Gill, an authority on the genus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. 1993. Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:241-245
- ^ a b Hawksworth, Frank G.; Wiens, Delbert (1964). "A New Species of Arceuthobium from Arizona". Brittonia. 16 (1): 54–57. doi:10.2307/2805183. ISSN 0007-196X. Retrieved 27 January 2022.