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Lesson 33


        This photo shows the leaves and very small flower on
        this plant which is called mistletoe. This is an example

        of an epiphyte.






















        An  epiphyte  is  a  plant  that  grows  harmlessly  upon

        another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients

        from  the  air  and  rain.  It  has  an  interesting  history,
        there is a bird in Britain called the Mislethrush and is
        one  of  the  few  birds  that  actually  eats  the  white

        berries produced by mistletoe.


        The seeds pass through the bird and often deposited
        on the branches of apple trees. Once on the branch it

        then grows into a new mistletoe plant. These often





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