Arceuthobium oxycedri
'Arceuthobium oxycedri' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/arceuthobium/arceuthobium-oxycedri/). Accessed 2026-06-06.
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'Arceuthobium oxycedri' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Other taxa in genus
One of a handful of European members of the Loranthaceae, occurring in southern Europe as a parasite on junipers. It is a true parasite with scale-like leaves and a dry, dehiscent fruit. Another interesting species in the genus Arceuthobium is A. minutissimum Hook.f. of the Himalaya, a parasite on Pinus wallichiana of which nothing shows save a pair of green scales embracing the solitary flower – ‘The most minute dicotyledonous plant that I can call to mind.’ (Hooker).