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

Susan Shackelford Louisville, Kentucky Mistletoe does not typically favor one species of tree over another. However, older, larger trees are affected more than others because birds often prefer to ...

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 York to Ohio.

Different dodders prefer different host plants. Hosts include alfalfa, asparagus, bindweed, pigweed, lambsquarters, Russian ...

A sticky substance on the seeds helps them attach to any tree they land on until they germinate and begin to grow. In general ...

Around the same time, a mistletoe growing on the trunk of a Christmas tree was sent to the botanist Sir Joseph Banks, whose collections are held at the Museum. Combining two festive plants, it is ...