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Amada44, Wikimedia Commons Contributor
(Mistletoe)
Mistletoes (Viscum species) all have several things in common. They are hemi-parasitic woody plants naturally found in Africa, Australasia and Eurasia. All live on a variety of woody host plants. Taxonomists argue over the number of valid species existing, but many fix on around 40 with many more natural variants and subspecies. The evergreen plants all have yellowish green flowers followed by pale berries that are attractive to birds. Mistletoes are toxic and not usually cultivated, but...
Nova, Wikimedia Commons Contributor
(European Mistletoe)
Pucker up and kiss your sweetheart under the mistletoe. European mistletoe's waxy white berries are decorative around Christmastime but historically they were believed to hold medicinal and even magical properties. This shrubby plant species is a partially parasitic evergreen that grows on the limbs of trees and shrubs, making it an epiphyte. It is native across a huge expanse of Europe and Asia, mainly in temperate climates and higher elevations in subtropical zones. It also extends from northern...
