Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Santalaceae

Genus:

Arceuthobium

Species:

Arceuthobium strictum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

8 cm

Bloom Months:

jul,aug,sep

Bloom Colors:

yellow, orange

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Seeds are explosively dispersed and require contact with host bark (Pinus ponderosa) to germinate and penetrate host tissue. Germination is highly specialized and occurs only on living host branches.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI