EPPO Global Database

Arceuthobium abietinum(AREAB)

Distribution details in United States of America (California)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
Comments
In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, fir dwarf mistletoe consists of two special forms: A. abietinum f. sp. concoloris (main host is Abies lowiana) and A. abietinum f. sp. magnificae (only on Abies magnifica).
References
* Hawksworth FG, Wiens D (1996) Dwarf mistletoes: Biology, pathology, and systematics. USDA - Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook 709, 429 pp.
------- A. abietinum f. sp. concoloris and A. abietinum f.sp. magnificae.

* Mathiasen RL (2019) Susceptibility of red fir and white fir to fir dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium abietinum) in California. Forest Pathology. DOI: 10.1111/efp.12516

* Scharpf, R. F. (1977) USDA Forest Service Research Note, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station No. PSW-326, 3 pp.
------- A. abietinum f. sp. magnificae.

* Scharpf, R. F. (1979) Research Paper, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service No. PSW-143, ii + 9 pp.

* Scharpf, R. F. (1986) Plant Disease 70 (8), 798-799.
------- A. abietinum f. sp. magnificae.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, few occurrences view...