Santalales
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The Santalales are an order of flowering plants of eudicots. Well-known members of the Santalales include sandalwoods and the many species of mistletoes. The order has a cosmopolitan distribution, but
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Balanophora fungosa
Loranthus europaeus
Misodendrum punctulatum
Mistletoe
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Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract w
Santalales
…The Santalales are an order of flowering plants of eudicots. Well-known members of the Santalales include sandalwoods and the many species of mistletoes. The order has a cosmopolitan distribution, but is heavily concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions. It derives its name from its type genus…
European mistletoe (Viscum album) attached to a dormant common aspen (Populus tremula)
European mistletoe growing on an apple tree (Malus domestica); despite the mistletoe's presence, the apple tree is still able to bear fruit.
Mistletoe in winter
The Mistletoe Seller by Adrien Barrère