Viscum album (European mistletoe) and Phoradendron leucarpum (American mistletoe) are used for medicinal purposes.
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.
mistletoe bird
mistletoe, holly
It is unknown why the plant is called mistletoe. It is accepted as the common name of a parasitic evergreen species.
Mistletoe is the common name for most obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales
mistletoe, holly
Mistletoe
The fruits (drupes) don't have a name.
"Phoradendron" is the botanical name for "mistletoe".
Mistletoe
Mistletoe