Good or bad, mistletoe is a common feature in many of our mature tree canopies. The eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) grows throughout the southeastern United States and north from New ...

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Mistletoes are a motley group of plants defined more by their lifestyle than their lineage. They all have three features in ...

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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 ...

For many people, Christmas is a time for decorating trees, hanging up wreaths and kissing under the mistletoe. But have you ever wondered where these botanical traditions come from? 'Tis the season ...

In Australia, mistletoe varieties have often been overlooked or treated as burdensome parasites leeching off native trees. But Tiffany Mason, a senior ecologist with the NSW Biodiversity ...

Fallen mistletoe leaves release nutrients into the forest floor that would otherwise remain locked within trees, and this generosity ripples through the food chain. “Yes, ecologically ...