Arceuthobium littorum

Arceuthobium littorum is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as coastal dwarf mistletoe. It is endemic to the coastline of northern California, where it lives as a parasite on Bishop Pine and Monterey Pine trees. This is a dark brown or greenish shrub which is visible as a network of scaly stems extending above the bark of its host tree. Most of the mistletoe is located inside the host tree, attached to it via haustoria, which tap the tree for water and nutrients. The leaves of the mistletoe are reduced to scales on its surface.^[1]

Arceuthobium littorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Arceuthobium
Species:	A. littorum
Binomial name
Arceuthobium littorum Hawksw., Delbert Wiens & Nickrent[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
Arceuthobium campylopodum subsp. littorum (Hawksw., Wiens & Nickrent) Nickrent