Summary[edit] Description: English: Arceuthobium oxycedri in a Juniperus oxycedrus plant, at the Sierra de Guadarrama. Español: Arceuthobium oxycedri en su huesped, un enebro(Juniperus oxycedrus) en la Sierra de Guadarrama. Date: 2008. Source: Own work. Author: Erfil.
Collection of semi-parasitic juniper dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M. Bieb, Santalaceae) during the botanical expedition at the Crimea. The main host of this species at the Crimean peninsula is Eastern prickly juniper (Juniperus deltoides R.P. Adams) – Mediterranean relic. A. oxycedri withdraws essential soluble carbohydrates, organic and amino acids via both xylem and phloem disturbing its phytohormonal balance, affecting its morphology, seed production ability, growth intensity, and providing entrance points for the decay fungi. Collection of both male and female A. oxycedri individuals is performed by the research fellow of the "Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" for further morphometry and DNA analysis. ”Novyi Svet” Botanical Reserve, about 0,5 km to the N from Novyi Svet village, Cape Kapchik, Sudak Terr., Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine (44.8274 N, 34.9013 E)