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  2. 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 ...

  3. Viscum album - Wikipedia

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    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] V. album is found only rarely in North America, as an introduced species.

  4. 8 Surprising Facts About Mistletoe You Probably Didn't Know - AOL

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    Mistletoe has some unique characteristics and history that go way beyond smooching under the sprigs during the holidays. 8 Surprising Facts About Mistletoe You Probably Didn't Know Skip to main ...

  5. Meet mistletoe, a very popular parasite for spicing up the ...

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  6. 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 ...

  7. Why mistletoe is 'the kissing plant' - AOL

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    There are 1,300 species of mistletoe across the world; the continental United States and Canada have 30 of those species.

  8. Arceuthobium - Wikipedia

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    The lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe, Arceuthobium americanum, has been found to explosively-disperse its seeds through thermogenesis. [3] Dwarf mistletoe seeds are enveloped in a hygroscopic, glue-like substance called viscin. Many fail to land on a suitable host's shoot, but some succeed, and in this way they are spread through the forests as a ...

  9. From the Extension: Mistletoe is a misleading plant - AOL

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    Mistletoe produces specialized roots known as haustoria. These roots can break through the host tree bark and embed itself in the vascular tissue. From the Extension: Mistletoe is a misleading plant