Arceuthobium microcarpum

Arceuthobium microcarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Arceuthobium
Species:	A. microcarpum
Binomial name
Arceuthobium microcarpum (Engelm.) Hawksw. & Wiens
Synonyms
Arceuthobium douglasii var. microcarpum Engelm. in Rothr. Arceuthobium campylopodum subsp. microcarpum (Engelm.) Nickrent Razoumofskya microcarpa (Engelm.) Wooton & Standl.

Arceuthobium microcarpum, called the "western spruce dwarf mistletoe," is a parasitic plant known only from Arizona and New Mexico. It is found mostly on spruce trees ( Picea spp.) but also occasionally on Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine ( Pinus aristata Engelm.). The specific epithet "microcarpum" means "small fruited," in reference to the berries, which are only 3.5 mm long. ^[1]

Arceuthobium microcarpum (Engelm.) Hawksw. & Wiens, Brittonia 22(3): 268. 1970. ^[2] = Arceuthobium douglasii var. microcarpum Engelm. in Rothr., Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler vol. 6, Botany 253. 1879. ^[3] = Arceuthobium campylopodum subsp. microcarpum (Engelm.) Nickrent, Phytoneuron 2012–51: 10. 2012. ^[4] = Razoumofskya microcarpa (Engelm.) Wooton & Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 19: 179. 1915. ^[5]

References

1. Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. 1993. Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:241-245
2. Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens, Brittonia 22(3): 268. 1970.
3. Rothrock, J.T. Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in Charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler ... vol. 6, Botany 253. 1879.
4. Nickrent, D.L. Phytoneuron 2012–51: 10. 2012.
5. Wooton, E.O., & P.C. Standley. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 19: 179. 1915.