But, botanically speaking, that’s what mistletoe is. There are some 1,300 species of this evergreen plant worldwide. They’re all parasitic or semiparasitic, meaning they can survive only on a ...

Parasites that cannot survive without a host are known as obligate, while facultative parasites can live and reproduce without a host plant. While mistletoe may be commonly associated with Christmas ...

Australian mistletoe has gone from being viewed as a parasite harming native trees to being a Robin Hood figure in the ...

Indeed the spherical puffs do seem to more closely resemble mistletoe growth. It turns out the festive plant is actually a parasite, which The Tree Council says “grows in green clumps on various ...