In fact, according to Dr. Tina Wismer, senior director of toxicology at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, the type of tree mistletoe grows upon affects the plant’s toxicity. There are ...

However, if you plan to use mistletoe as part of your holiday celebration, keep in mind that it is poisonous. Between 1985 and 1992, the US poison control centers listed 1,754 cases of accidental ...

I know birds spread mistletoe by excreting the seeds, but why do I see trees with no mistletoe next to trees that have been so thoroughly invaded by this parasitic plant that they almost look like ...

And why are people so amorous when they find themselves beneath it? Mistletoe, a parasitic plant, is actually accustomed to the suspension: In nature, it grows only on other trees’ branches.