Mistletoe is the common name for most obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales
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.
viscum album
mistletoe, holly
Parasite, mistletoe,
The fruits (drupes) don't have a name.
Mistletoe