Loranthus europaeus on Quercus robur

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2012-01-14 Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf - WWF nature reserve March-AuenGerman name: Riemenmistel, auf Stiel-EicheUnlike its distant cousin, the common mistletoe (Viscum album), they shed their leaves just as their hosts do; as a consequence they're much more difficult to spot than the former - but you can recognise them by denser, spherical growth in the crowns of oaks. And, of course, by their fruit lying on the ground in late autumn and winter.