Mistletoe
An evergreen plant that grows high in trees. It grows by
extracting nutrients from the branches were it lives on
by its roots.
Mistletoe and the white berries
The white berries are important for birds as they can be found
in times when there is very litle food to be found.
The seeds is sticky and sprread by berrie-eating birds.
The seeds stick to branches and form roots.
The Mistletoe and Christmas
Some plants attracct attention in the winter. The evergreen plant
like Mistletoe play a role in the rite of Christmas, the feast
that marks the darkest period in the year.
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Maretak vormt dichte kluwen
De witte bessen in de lente
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