Metropolitan Digital

Men's Weekly


.

Mistletoe – famous for stolen holiday kisses – is a parasite that steals water and nutrients from other plants

  • Written by David Hillock, Associate Extension Specialist Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University
Mistletoe – famous for stolen holiday kisses – is a parasite that steals water and nutrients from other plantsAmerican mistletoe's genus *Phoradendron* means 'thief of trees' in Greek.Joe Decruyenaere/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to the next level. But, botanically speaking, that’s what mistletoe is.

There are some 1,300...

Read more: Mistletoe – famous for stolen holiday kisses – is a parasite that steals water and nutrients from...

More Articles ...

  1. Surveys of scientists show women and young academics suffered most during pandemic and may face long-term career consequences
  2. It's all in the flag: Bussa's Rebellion and the 200-year fight to end British rule in Barbados
  3. Latest trials confirm the benefits of MDMA – the drug in ecstasy – for treating PTSD
  4. The best way to protect personal biomedical data from hackers could be to treat the problem like a game
  5. Brain wrinkles and folds matter – researchers are studying the mechanics of how they form
  6. Hurricane-force wind gusts in Colorado, dust storms in Kansas, tornadoes in Iowa in December – here's what fueled a day of extreme storms
  7. How effective are vaccines against omicron? An epidemiologist answers 6 questions
  8. What is the Fed taper? An economist explains
  9. COVID-19 vaccines for children: How parents are influenced by misinformation, and how they can counter it
  10. How the Native American population in the US increased 87% says more about whiteness than about demographics
Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more