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Huachuca Mountain Dwarf Mistletoe

(Arceuthobium gillii)

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Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Santalales
Family:Santalaceae
Genus:Arceuthobium
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