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Viscum album L.

mistletoe (Santalaceae)

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Viscum album is a parasitic plant that grows on the branches of trees, especially apples, poplars, willows and hawthorns.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2009-03-18

 mistletoe / Viscum album: _Viscum album_ is a <a href="parasite.html">parasitic plant</a> that grows on the branches of trees, especially apples, poplars, willows and hawthorns.

The evergreen mistletoe plants are easier to see when their deciduous hosts have shed their leaves.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2012-03-26

 mistletoe / Viscum album: The evergreen mistletoe plants are easier to see when their deciduous hosts have shed their leaves.

Close-up of leaves and flowers

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2009-03-18

 mistletoe / Viscum album: Close-up of leaves and flowers

Flowers and fruit

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-02-02

 mistletoe / Viscum album: Flowers and fruit

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne