Arceuthobium vaginatum
| Arceuthobium vaginatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Arceuthobium |
| Species: | A. vaginatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Arceuthobium vaginatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) J. Presl | |
| Synonyms | |
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Viscum vaginatum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. | |
Arceuthobium vaginatum, called the "sheathed dwarf mistletoe" or "southwestern dwarf mistletoe" is a parasitic plant found in the southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico. It generally is found on pine (Pinus spp) trees.[1][2]
Ethnobotany
The Ramah Navaho have been documented as using a decoction of Arceuthobium vaginatum as a "ceremonial medicine".[3]
References
- ^ Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. 1993. Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:241-245
- ^ Presl, J.S. O Prirozenosti rostlin, aneb rostlinar 2: 28. 1825.
- ^ MEKEEL, SCUDDER (May 1945). "KLUCKHORN, CLYDE: Navaho Witchcraft. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology. Harvard University, Vol. XXII, No. 2. Cambridge, Peabody Museum, 1944". Psychosomatic Medicine. 7 (3): 191–191. doi:10.1097/00006842-194505000-00017. ISSN 0033-3174.
