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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.
Spring 2009: Still some updates to do on this site so a few pages may be blank. The old website is still live - so some missing info might be found there. Otherwise revisit here soon... JB 1st May 2009
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
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