Mistletoe is the common name for a group of hemi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub. The word 'mistletoe' is of uncertain etymology; it may be related to German Mist, for dung and Tang for branch, but Old English mistel was also used for basil.
The botanical name for mistletoe is obligate hemiparasitic. There are a variety of species of mistletoe found in North America, Europe, as well as Asia.
Mistletoe is a plant belonging to the order Santalales.There are over 900 species of mistletoe but the mistletoe that is commonly sold for Christmas is the species Phoradendron flavescens.
Viscum album (European mistletoe) and Phoradendron leucarpum (American mistletoe) are used for medicinal purposes.
well the legend of the mistletoe is that who ever meaning two people get caught under the mistletoe have to kiss one another
mistletoe bird
mistletoe, holly
A mistletoe needs another plant to grow on, one with roots. A typical host is an oak tree.
It is unknown why the plant is called mistletoe. It is accepted as the common name of a parasitic evergreen species.
mistletoe, holly
viscum album
Parasite, mistletoe,
The fruits (drupes) don't have a name.
"Phoradendron" is the botanical name for "mistletoe".