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Tag Archives: mistletoe
Are blackcaps outstaying their welcome?
The blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is a pretty little bird. It used to be a summer visitor here in Britain, but now its habits are changing. More and more blackcaps are overwintering here. Maybe it’s because of climate change. Maybe it’s … Continue reading
Mistletoe Down Under
You may recall what I wrote about mistletoe. Today, my fellow blogger manuelinor at Ecology is Not a Dirty Word tells us about Mistletoe Magic from an Australian perspective. I like what manuelinor says about mistletoe as a keystone species, … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged arboriculture, Asia, conservation, ecosystem, Europe, keystone species, mistletoe, parasite, plant_dicot, research, tree
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Swaddling clothes, gold, frankincense and myrrh
Myths about the birth of Jesus say that ‘three wise men’ visited him as he lay, ‘wrapped in swaddling clothes,’ in a manger in Bethlehem. The myths say that the wise men gave him ‘gold, frankincense and myrrh’. Swaddling means … Continue reading
Posted in human health
Tagged child, culture, frankincense, gold, history, human, mistletoe, myrrh, myth, pharmaceutical, plant_dicot, poverty, religion, shrub, textile, tree
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Mistletoe
At this time of year in Britain, people hang branches of mistletoe and kiss each other under them. At other times, most people barely look at this semi-parasitic plant but it’s there. It grows on trees and takes nutrients from … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged Europe, evergreen, history, mistletoe, native species, parasite, pharmaceutical, photosynthesis, plant_dicot, tree
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