Latin name: Arceuthobium campylopodum Engelm.
Pronunciation: ar-see-yoo-THO-bee-um kam-pee-lo-PO-dum
Common name: Pine dwarf mistletoe, Western dwarf mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae (Mistletoe)
Habitat: Conifer forest to 8500', Transverse Range, Peninsular Range, desert mountains, on Abies, Pinus (except Pinus contorta subsp. murrayana), Tsuga, rarely Picea
Blooming period: July to November
Name derivations: 1) Arceuthobium 2) campylopodum
NOTE: Found primarily on Abies, Pinus and Tsuga
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