Picture mistletoe and you might imagine a branch with shiny green leaves, like the one hanging over the dance floor in a Justin Bieber video.This is one of more than 1,000 species of mistletoe ...

Mistletoe berries can also explode, and at speeds of up to 60 mph, spreading its seed as far as 50 feet. Though there are more than 1,300 species of mistletoe worldwide, ...

Since mistletoe could bloom in the depths of winter, the Druids saw it as a magical sign of life. They would give it to both humans and animals in the hopes of restoring fertility.