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Mistletoe: The Origins of a Christmas kiss tradition Kissing underneath a sprig of mistletoe, with its waxy green leaves and white berries, is a Christmas tradition firmly planted in magic and ...

Mistletoe is an evergreen that's become a common holiday decoration, although its seeds are coated with a sticky substance that is poisonous to humans.

Mistletoe is an evergreen hemiparasite, not wholly parasitic but as a hemiparasite partially depends on its host to live. Since it has green leaves and stems mistletoe can photosynthesize and make ...

Mistletoe is usually green or at least a puke-green color. Winter is a good time to detect it in deciduous trees because the tree leaves have dropped and the mistletoe is temporarily exposed.

Did you ever kiss beneath mistletoe? If so, you touched tradition older than the birth of Christ. Historically, there are two theories about how mistletoe came to be a plant used to encourage kissing.

This may be because clumps of green mistletoe stand out in leafless, dormant trees this time of year. In Florida, mistletoe is most common in oaks — particularly in laurel oaks.

Mistletoe is recognizable as a rounded ball of green growth up to 2 to 3 feet in diameter. There are more than 1,000 species of mistletoe found around the world.

Imagine that the only thing that was green in that forest about this time of year was the mistletoe. Grandpa loaded the shotgun, drew a bead on one of the branches where some of the mistletoe was ...

Mistletoe has been studied and used widely in many European countries. Evidence has shown it is effective in eliminating cancer cells in laboratory settings using mice and other small rodents. While ...

The mistletoe species linked with the Christmas season is Phoradendron serotium, found in the East from New Jersey to Florida and into the Midwest.

In autumn, when tree leaves have fallen, the bright green mistletoe growths stand out. Oak mistletoe produces white berries — each containing one seed — from tiny yellow flowers.