Arceuthobium pusillum Peck
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Viscaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stem 0.5–1.5(–3) cm, simple or with few short branches, greenish-brown; lvs semiorbicular, 1 mm wide; fls freely produced, resembling short lateral branches until expanded; fr 2 mm, on a pedicel about equaling the subtending lf. Nf. and Que. to Minn. and Sask., s. to n. N.J., Pa., and Mich., chiefly on black spruce, less often on white spruce, occasionally on other conifers. Apr., May.
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Common Names
eastern dwarf mistletoe