Kiss Me Quick:There is more to mistletoe than an excuse for kisses at Christmas - it is an unusual native British evergreen that has fascinated people for millennia

摘要

If you venture a kiss under some mistletoe this Christmas, pause afterwards to examine the plant more closely. Even a short sprig will show some of the unique features of this extraordinary British native: nothing else has pearlescent berries, perfectly symmetrical branching and twinned terminal leaves. It is perhaps our most mysterious plant, with a place in folklore stretching back into prehistory.