Arceuthobium littorum is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as coastal dwarf mistletoe. It is endemic to the coastline of northern California, where it lives as a parasite on Bishop Pine and Monterey Pine trees. This is a dark brown or greenish 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 the tree for water and nutrients. The leaves of the mistletoe are reduced to scales on its surface.[1]
| Arceuthobium littorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Arceuthobium |
| Species: | A. littorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Arceuthobium littorum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Arceuthobium campylopodum subsp. littorum (Hawksw., Wiens & Nickrent) Nickrent | |
References
edit- ^ a b Hawksworth, F. G., D. Wiens, and D. L. Nickrent. (1992). New Western North American taxa of Arceuthobium (Viscaceae). Novon 2: 206
- ^ a b Govaerts et al. (1992) Plants of the world online: Arceuthobium littorum. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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