Arceuthobium gillii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Santalaceae |
Genus: | Arceuthobium |
Species: | A. gillii
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Binomial name | |
Arceuthobium gillii |
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. [1] [2]
The species was named in honor of Lake Shore Gill, an authority on the genus. [2]