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This is European Mistletoe, Viscum album.
This is American Mistletoe, Phoradendron flavescens (and similar species)
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Welcome to the Mistletoe Pages
This website provides an introduction to mistletoes - not just the species we kiss under at Christmas - but also the many other species worldwide.
Autumn 08 update: The site is still being rebuilt - but is due for completion very soon. In the meantime, do check out the old website if you can't find what you want here, and accept my apologies for incomplete pages and delays in replying to emails - I've been very busy recently...
The familiar mistletoe of northern Europe (pictured in the left-hand column) is a rather mysterious plant parasite, with a complex folklore, and, perhaps, serious potential in medicine.
And it is just one of many hundreds of other mistletoes worldwide. The American Christmas mistletoe, a different species to the European Mistletoe, is pictured below the Eurpean species.
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The site aims to provide some background on all aspects of mistletoes - their biology, traditions, use in medicine etc. It does not claim to be a technical site - but provides links to some that are, and I'll try to answer any questions sent to me (email contact below). |
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The site is written from a UK viewpoint - and there is inevitably less detail when non-European species are covered.
Summer 08 update: The site is still being rebuilt - due for sometime in August. In the meantime, do check out the old website, and accept my apologies for incomplete pages and delays in replying to emails - I've been very busy recently...
Jonathan Briggs
(jonathanbriggs@mistletoe.org.uk) |
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