Arceothobium campylopodum f. campylopodum
Western Dwarf Mistletoe

Family: Viscaceae [Loranthaceae] (Mistletoe family)

Photos taken at Leavenworth Ski Hill, on the border of the forest 20 meters from the paved road, parasitic on Ponderosa Pine

photo of Arceothobium campylopodum f. campylopodum
© 2002 Thayne Tuason
photo of Arceothobium campylopodum f. campylopodum
© 2002 Thayne Tuason
Abnormal growth on Ponderosa Pine caused by Dwarf Mistletoe