Arceuthobium monticola is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as western white pine dwarf mistletoe.

Arceuthobium campylopodum is a species of dwarf mistletoe known as western dwarf mistletoe.

The dwarf mistletoe is a greenish-yellow structure above the bark of the tree, while most of the plant is beneath the bark.

Some Plateau Indian tribes used western dwarf mistletoe as a wash to prevent dandruff.

In addition, at least four mite species seem to be exclusively associated with dwarf mistletoe.

Many commercial foresters consider the dwarf mistletoe as a disease that reduces the growth rates of commercially important conifer species, such as the ponderosa pine.

Likewise, the death of an individual tree from dwarf mistletoe may take several decades, and widespread infestation of a forest stand may take centuries.

The bark of areas infected with dwarf mistletoe also appears to be preferred.

Some valley oaks in this area were also noticeably infested with dwarf mistletoe in the 1990 survey.

It is characterized by its larger leaves and smaller berries than dwarf mistletoe.