FOIBIS

Species Details -
Arceuthobium americanum Nutt. ex Engelm.  

Accepted name: Arceuthobium americanum Nutt. ex Engelm.  
Synonym(s):
English names: Pine Mistletoe
French names: Arceuthobie d'Amérique
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Santalales
Family:   Viscaceae
OPL Code: WARCAM
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 1.3
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Decoction of plant taken as potent medicine for lung and mouth hemorrhages and for emaciation and tuberculosis(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
52000
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
SH
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
AREOX
 


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