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  2. 8 Surprising Facts About Mistletoe You Probably Didn't Know - AOL

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    For centuries, mistletoe has been hung in doorways all around the world to assist in holiday matchmaking. But there’s more to mistletoe than just its romantic associations. This plant has a ...

  3. Phoradendron tomentosum - Wikipedia

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    Phoradendron tomentosum, the leafy mistletoe, hairy mistletoe or Christmas mistletoe, is a plant parasite. It is characterized by its larger leaves and smaller berries than dwarf mistletoe . Leafy mistletoe seldom kill but they do rob their hosts of moisture and some minerals, causing stress during drought and reducing crop productions on fruit ...

  4. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    American mistletoe; see also the related genus Viscum: Santalaceae: Mistletoe is a common hemiparasite of trees and shrubs. Toxicity varies by species, but all parts of the plant, especially the leaves and berries, contain an array of dangerous chemicals, including proteins called phoratoxins and toxic alkaloids.

  5. Mistletoe - Wikipedia

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    European mistletoe (Viscum album) attached to a dormant common aspen (Populus tremula) Mistletoe in an apple tree. Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the ...

  6. Is Mistletoe Poisonous to Pets? Here's What an Expert Says - AOL

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    However, European mistletoe is not the plant you are likely buying in the U.S. Instead the species of mistletoe most sold during the holiday season is American mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum ...

  7. Mistletoe is a Christmas tradition. But here's a fact you ...

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    There is an ingenious trick that the mistletoe plant pulls upon unsuspecting feathered dinner guests. And it helps it to spread among yonder branches. Mistletoe is a Christmas tradition.

  8. Viscum album - Wikipedia

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    Viscum album growing on winter dormant trees in the Netherlands. Viscum album is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae, commonly known as European mistletoe, common mistletoe, or simply as mistletoe (Old English mistle). [2] It is native to Europe as well as to western and southern Asia. [3]

  9. Phoradendron leucarpum - Wikipedia

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    Phoradendron leucarpum is a species of mistletoe in the Viscaceae family which is native to the United States and Mexico. Its common names include American mistletoe, eastern mistletoe, hairy mistletoe and oak mistletoe. It is native to Mexico and the continental United States. [3] It is hemiparasitic, living in the branches of trees. The ...