Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow . Our Eastern American mistletoe has the scientific name Phoradendron leucarpum. The first name comes from Greek words – phor meaning thief and dendron meaning tree – and it is parasitic -- taking nutrients from the host tree. The transparent white fruits are covered with an extremely sticky substance called viscin; when birds feed on them they often try to scrape them off their bills on branches or they expel the