Participant Info

Species

Arceuthobium vaginatum [Viscum vaginatum]

Family

Viscaceae

CommonName

pineland dwarf mistletoe, sheathed dwarf mistletoe, southwestern dwarf mistletoe

Presence

Yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

1986

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Pineland dwarf mistletoe has been recorded twice from the Watershed, in 1900 on West Indian Creek, SW of La Veta Pass (Costilla Co); and in 1986, 13 miles S of Del Norte in Rio Grande Co.. Arceuthobium vaginatum is hemiparasitic on Pinus ponderosa, and occasionally P. aristata and P. reflexa. Records might increase were collectors set on looking for the plant. BONAP shows Conejos Co, with no vouchers in SEINet. The USA distribution is Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and west Texas in the Rio Grande drainage. The specific epithet, by the way, derives from the Latin "vagina," meaning "sheath of a sword" or "husk of grain."

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