




Loranthus europaeus
The Yellow-berried Mistletoe is a special plant that grows on trees and has bright yellow berries. It is a favorite of birds who love to eat its berries and spread its seeds!
Hábitat: Forests
The Yellow-berried Mistletoe is a semi-parasitic plant forming dense, rounded clumps. It has oval, slightly leathery green leaves and produces distinctive bright yellow, translucent berries. These berries grow in clusters and are easily spotted on its host trees.





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It's called "European yellow-berried mistletoe" to tell it apart from the white-berried kind!
Its yellow berries are super sticky, helping them cling to branches when birds drop them!
This mistletoe prefers to grow on oak trees, almost like a cozy oak-tree blanket!
Unlike others, it drops its leaves in winter, mimicking its oak host!
Yellow-berried Mistletoe can tap into host trees' sap with specialized roots, letting it steal water and nutrients to survive.
Yellow-berried Mistletoe has very sticky yellow berries that attach to birds' beaks and feet, spreading seeds to new trees.
This mistletoe has green leaves, making some of its own food with sunlight, but still gets extra from its host.
Quercus robur
steals water and nutrients from its branches

Turdus viscivorus
disperses its sticky seeds to new host trees
Apis mellifera
visits its small flowers for nectar and pollen
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Do not eat the berries without asking an adult, as some mistletoes can be harmful.
30-100 cm
30-100 cm
0.5-1 cm
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