Arceuthobium vaginatum explained

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]

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. Presl, J.S. O Prirozenosti rostlin, aneb rostlinar 2: 28. 1825.
3. 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. 10.1097/00006842-194505000-00017. 0033-3174.