Taxon: Arceuthobium globosum Hawksw. & Wiens

Summary

Genus:

Arceuthobium

Family:

Viscaceae

Nomen number:

432108

Place of publication:

Brittonia 17(3):223, t. 7. 1965

Verified:

03/12/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Arceuthobium globosum Hawksw. & Wiens subsp. aureum (Hawksw. & Wiens) Mathiasen (0 active accession[s])
Arceuthobium globosum Hawksw. & Wiens subsp. globosum (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Hawksworth, F. G. & D. Wiens. 1977. Arceuthobium (Viscaceae in Mexico and Guatemala: additions and range extensions. Brittonia 29:411-418.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
Nickrent, D. L. et al. 2004. A phylogeny of all species of Arceuthobium (Viscaceae) using nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 91:125-138.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México.
Vasquez, J. A. G. et al. 1995. Flora de Manantlan. Sida Botanical Miscellany 13.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish	flor de ocote			2	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México.
Spanish (Mexico)	retoño de ocote			2	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Alta Verapaz	Hawksworth, F. G. & D. Wiens. 1977. Arceuthobium (Viscaceae in Mexico and Guatemala: additions and range extensions. Brittonia 29:411-418.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Baja Verapaz	Hawksworth, F. G. & D. Wiens. 1977. Arceuthobium (Viscaceae in Mexico and Guatemala: additions and range extensions. Brittonia 29:411-418.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Quiché	Hawksworth, F. G. & D. Wiens. 1977. Arceuthobium (Viscaceae in Mexico and Guatemala: additions and range extensions. Brittonia 29:411-418.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Zacapa	Hawksworth, F. G. & D. Wiens. 1977. Arceuthobium (Viscaceae in Mexico and Guatemala: additions and range extensions. Brittonia 29:411-418.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala [Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Quiché, Zacapa]

Reference(s)

Hawksworth, F. G. & D. Wiens. 1977. Arceuthobium (Viscaceae in Mexico and Guatemala: additions and range extensions. Brittonia 29:411-418.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:882. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México.
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=432108. Accessed 30 October 2026.