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Arceuthobium americanum

Nutt. ex Engelm.

American Mistletoe

G5Secure Found in 76 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155647
Element CodePDVIS03020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSantalales
FamilySantalaceae
GenusArceuthobium
Other Common Names
Faux-gui du pin (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1988-07-29
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Coniferous forests, especially with jack or lodgepole pine (FNA vol. 12, 2016).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - Conifer
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS4Yes
OntarioSHYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (76)
California (17)
AreaForestAcres
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Montana (8)
AreaForestAcres
Anaconda HillHelena National Forest18,546
BeartoothGallatin National Forest5,285
Burnt MountainCuster National Forest10,698
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
ReefGallatin National Forest2,500
Specimen CreekHelena National Forest12,368
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Oregon (14)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowsDeschutes National Forest7,317
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Charlton ButteWillamette National Forest3,031
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Utah (9)
AreaForestAcres
0401001Ashley National Forest11,705
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
GibsonWasatch-Cache National Forest5,350
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
NoblettsWasatch-Cache National Forest3,116
Swan Creek MountainWasatch-Cache National Forest9,390
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bald SnowColville National Forest23,198
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Mt. BonaparteOkanogan National Forest10,891
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
Wyoming (20)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
East Fork EncampmentMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,445
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Grommund CreekBighorn National Forest12,089
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Illinois CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,711
Labonte CanyonMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest16,281
Leigh CreekBighorn National Forest19,180
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
Sheep MountainMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest17,626
South Wyoming RangeBridger-Teton National Forest85,776
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
Winegar HoleTarghee National Forest247
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.