| imageID: | 10107 |
| Description: | Arceuthobium vaginatium, seed germination. |
| Keywords: | forest pathology |
| Organisms: | mistletoe |
| Original collection id: | 586 |
| Media: | B&W Photograph 3 x 5 |
| Collection: | RMRS Archive Images |
| Quality: | 3 |
| Date(mm/dd/yyyy): | 03/20/1953 |
| Comments: | A. Seed in place two months, germinated at base of needle bundle on 3-year-old ponderosa pine stem; primary root with tip hidden under the base of the needle sheath; strings of viscin hold seed to the needle sheath. B. Seed in place 1 year, shows development of holdfast at the end of primary root, exposed by bending back the needle bundle; primary strands have penetrated the host cortex from the holdfast. |
| Citation: | Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation: USDA Forest Service. 2007. Forest Service Research Image Library. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/imagedb |
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