Santalaceae
Dwarf mistletoe
Arceuthobium pusillum
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Arceuthobium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dwarf mistletoe, Eastern dwarf mistletoe
Synonyms
- Arceuthobium abigenium (Alph.Wood) Alph.Wood
- Arceuthobium minutum Engelm.
- Arceuthobium oxycedri var. abigenium Alph.Wood
- Razoumofskya minuta (Engelm.) Kuntze
- Razoumofskya pusilla (Peck) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: University of Tennessee Vascular Herbarium, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Lincoln, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steven McGrath, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steven Daniel, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.