Arceuthobium

Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”) +‎ Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), named for its parasitic relationship with conifers, living beneath the bark of trees such as juniper.

Arceuthobium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Santalaceae – dwarf mistletoes.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Santalales – order; Santalaceae – family; Visceae – tribe

• (genus): Arceuthobium oxycedri (juniper dwarf mistletoe) – type species; Arceuthobium americanum (lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe), Arceuthobium campylopodum (western dwarf mistletoe), Arceuthobium divaricatum (pinyon dwarf mistletoe), Arceuthobium occidentale (grey pine dwarf mistletoe), Arceuthobium pusillum (eastern dwarf mistletoe), Arceuthobium tsugense (hemlock dwarf mistletoe), Arceuthobium vaginatum (southwestern dwarf mistletoe) – selected other species. For more species see Arceuthobium on WikispeciesWikispecies or Arceuthobium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• → Russian: арцеуто́биум (arceutóbium)

• Arceuthobium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arceuthobium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Arceuthobium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons