Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Santalaceae

Genus:

Arceuthobium

Species:

Arceuthobium verticilliflorum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

10 cm

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Notes:

As an obligate parasite on host conifers, survives or perishes based on host tree fire response; may be reduced by fire that kills host branches.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Seeds are explosively discharged from fruits and must contact host conifer bark to germinate; obligate parasite requires living host tissue.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI