Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Santalaceae

Genus:

Arceuthobium

Species:

Arceuthobium globosum subsp. petersonii

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

10 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

aug,sep,oct

Bloom Colors:

yellow, green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Notes:

Killed by fire; recolonizes areas through bird-dispersed seeds from surviving infected trees in unburned patches.

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:

Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days

Germination Time:

14–60 days

Notes:

Seeds must contact host pine bark directly; germination occurs only on living host tissue with specialized penetrating radicle.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI