larch dwarf mistletoe

 Plants: Parasitic and Epiphytic Plants
Magnoliopsida > Santalales > Viscaceae > Arceuthobium laricis (Piper) St. John

11 records

 

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0355007 Damage Witches' broom Robert L. Anderson
0355009 Damage Witches' broom Robert L. Anderson
1241490 Damage Witches brooms often indicate dwarf mistletoe infection. Brooms result from a proliferation of small twigs on a branch. Western larch is a species which generally form large, distinct brooms in response to dwarf mistletoe infections. Infection tend to be most severe in the lower portions of the crowns. USDA Forest Service - Alaska Archive
1399084 Damage Declining tree due to mistletoe infection Manfred Mielke
2250012 Damage on larch Oscar Dooling
2250016 Damage infected larch Oscar Dooling
2250017 Damage infected bole Oscar Dooling
3035053 Damage dwarf mistletoe on larch Robert L. Anderson
2250013 Feature(s) female shoots on larch Oscar Dooling
2250015 Fruiting Bodies female plants Oscar Dooling
1241493 Plant(s) Dwarf mistletoe infections cause spindle-shaped swellings on branches and small stems. Dwarf mistletoe shoots begin to sprout in the spring eventually forming clusters of shoots as seen in this plant. USDA Forest Service Archive


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