




Viscum album
Mistletoe is a unique plant that grows on tree branches. It has green leaves and white berries, making it a special sight during winter holidays.
Hábitat: Trees
The Mistletoe is an evergreen plant with leathery, oblong leaves growing in dense, rounded clumps on tree branches. It has small, waxy, yellowish-green flowers and produces distinctive translucent white berries, making it easily spotted in winter.





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Believe it or not, some butterflies actually lay their eggs ONLY on mistletoe!
In Norse myths, the god Baldr could only be harmed by a mistletoe arrow!
Mistletoe's sticky berries can glue themselves onto new tree branches!
Some mistletoe plants can live for over 100 years, becoming giant green balls!
Mistletoe can tap into host trees' water and nutrients, growing high in the canopy without needing soil roots.
Its berries contain sticky seeds that birds spread to new branches, helping new mistletoe plants latch on.
Mistletoe provides food and shelter for wildlife during colder months when other resources are scarce.

Turdus viscivorus
eats sticky berries, helps spread seeds
Populus tremula
grows on branches, stealing water and nutrients
Malus domestica
common host in orchards, can reduce fruit yield
Apis mellifera
visits small flowers for nectar and pollen
Las plantas de hoja perenne conservan su follaje durante todo el año, sin perder nunca todas sus hojas a la vez.
Las plantas frutales producen frutos, que son los ovarios maduros de las plantas con flores que contienen semillas.
Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.
Este rasgo describe organismos que viven sobre o dentro de un organismo huésped, obteniendo nutrientes a expensas de este.
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Admire mistletoe from a distance as some species can be toxic if ingested.
30-100 cm
30-100 cm
0.1-0.3 cm
Late_winter-early_spring
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Leve
Perenne
Insectos
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