Arceuthobium gillii explained

Arceuthobium gillii, common name "Chihuahua pine dwarf mistletoe," is a parasitic plant found in Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa. It is found mostly on the Chihuahua pine, Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana.^[1]

The species was named in honor of Lake Shore Gill, an authority on the genus.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. 1993. Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:241-245
2. Hawksworth . Frank G. . Wiens . Delbert . A New Species of Arceuthobium from Arizona . Brittonia . 1964 . 16 . 1 . 54–57 . 10.2307/2805183 . 27 January 2022 . 0007-196X.