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European mistletoe attached to a silver birch | |
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Mistletoe is the common name for a group of semi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales. They grow attached by a haustorium to the branches of trees or shrubs.It is not the name of any one plant: rather, it is a name given to plants which have a particular growth-habit.
The different mistletoes have white fruit (berries), and are parasitic on trees and shrubs. The name was invented in Europe, for local mistletoes. Similar parasitic plants are found in other parts of the world.
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