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Cross-section of ponderosa pine stem showing dwarf mistletoe sinkers and hypertrophy of the host tissues

imageID: 18176
Description: Cross-section of ponderosa pine stem showing dwarf mistletoe sinkers and hypertrophy of the host tissues
Keywords: forest pathology
Organisms: ponderosa pine
mistletoe
Original collection id: 2028
Media: B&W print
Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Quality: 3
Date(yyyy): 1958
Comments: The wood above the dashed line is infected by the parasite and several sinkers are visible. Section from Mescalero I.R., Whitetail Unit, 1952, N.M. Tube No. 17, frame 5. FS-493864. Arceuthobium vaginatum. FGH thesis 1958.
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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