Arceuthobium pusillum Peck

Occurrence in 1953 as known
from preserved specimens (#) in
DAO, CAN, and ACADIA herbaria, and
from sight records by D. Erskine
or reliable reports (O).
PLANTS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA
Arceuthobium pusillum Peck
Woodstock, on Route 1, four miles northeast of
O' Leary, Prince County.
On Picea rubens, causing witch1 s brooms.
Erect, jointed, yellow-ochre plants with a fruit
at the tips of stem and branches and at nodes,
bifid at tip.
No. 1554 Coll. D. Erskine August 21, 1952
(5 rep.*)
Division of Botany, Science Service
Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada
03705945