Mt. Rainier Flora --
Arceuthobium campylopodum -- (Western Dwarf Mistletoe)
Blending with the host tree, the short stems of mistletoe are not always easy to see. Here the fruits are clustered on a short stalk on Western Hemlock.
Author: Susan McDougall
White River entrance station, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9018, -121.5551, 3500
Date: August 19, 2016
The yellowish-green plants are parasitic to the host tree. Here the stiff stems form a small clump on Pacific Silver Fir.
Author: Susan McDougall
White River entrance station, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9018, -121.5551, 3500
Date: August 19, 2016
The stems are branched, and the leaves have been reduced to scales. The seeds are expelled and stick to the surface where they land.
Author: Susan McDougall
White River entrance station, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9018, -121.5551, 3500
Date: August 19, 2016
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