Species
Arceuthobium siskiyouense (Knobcone pine dwarf-mistletoe)
Arceuthobium siskiyouense is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as knobcone pine dwarf mistletoe. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, where it lives as a parasite on knobcone pine trees. This is a brownish shrub which is visible as a network of scaly stems extending above the bark of its host tree. Most of the mistletoe is located inside the host tree, attached to it via haustoria, which tap…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Order: Santalales (Sandalwoods, mistletoes, and allies)
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Family: Santalaceae (Sandalwood family)
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Tribe: Visceae (Mistletoes)
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Genus: Arceuthobium (Dwarf-mistletoes)
- Species: Arceuthobium siskiyouense (Knobcone pine dwarf-mistletoe)
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Genus: Arceuthobium (Dwarf-mistletoes)
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Tribe: Visceae (Mistletoes)
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Family: Santalaceae (Sandalwood family)
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Order: Santalales (Sandalwoods, mistletoes, and allies)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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