Mistletoe might seem like a festive holiday plant, but its real story is far stranger - and more sinister. In this episode, we uncover the explosive, poisonous, and parasitic truth about mistletoe.

I know birds spread mistletoe by excreting the seeds, but why do I see trees with no mistletoe next to trees that have been so thoroughly invaded by this parasitic plant that they almost look like ...

And why are people so amorous when they find themselves beneath it? Mistletoe, a parasitic plant, is actually accustomed to the suspension: In nature, it grows only on other trees’ branches.

But another Redditor said that the clumps of confusion were actually “mistletoe”. Indeed the spherical puffs do seem to more closely resemble mistletoe growth. It turns out the festive plant ...

Tradition held strong in a Worcestershire town hit by flooding, as its annual holly and mistletoe auction went ahead. Tenbury Wells is widely known as the "mistletoe capital", and has been holding ...

From the origins of Christmas carols to romantic mistletoe kisses, here are the histories and meanings of five words associated with the most widely celebrated holiday in the world. Usage of the ...