Pollinator plant

European mistletoe

Viscum album

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Common names

38 names · 31 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (30)
Dutch
French
Asturian
Belarusian
  • Амяла белая[2]
Catalan
Cherokee
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 白果槲寄生[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
  • Bijela imela[2]
Czech
  • jmelí bílé[2]
Danish
Estonian
  • harilik puuvõõrik[2]
Finnish
  • euroopanmisteli[2]
  • misteli[2]
German
Hungarian
  • fehér fagyöngy[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • オウシュウヤドリギ[2]
  • 宿生木[2]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastasis amalas[2]
Norwegian
  • misteltein[2]
Polish
  • jemioła pospolita[2]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Vâsc de foioase[2]
Russian
  • Омела белая[2]
Serbian
Slovak
  • imelo biele[2]
Slovenian
  • bela omela[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Омела біла[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Viscum album — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • European mistletoe — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Weißbeerige Mistel — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Weiße Mistel — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • common mistletoe — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Muérdago blanco — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Gui — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Vischio comune — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Maretak — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Mistel — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Vogellijm — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • visco-branco — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
[2] Viscum album — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • European mistletoe — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Weißbeerige Mistel — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Weiße Mistel — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • common mistletoe — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Muérdago blanco — results[2].names[9]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Gui — results[2].names[6]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Vischio comune — results[2].names[17]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Maretak — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Mistel — results[2].names[38]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Vogellijm — results[2].names[37]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • visco-branco — results[2].names[25]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • オウシュウヤドリギ — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Vesc — results[2].names[7]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Омела белая — results[2].names[8]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • jemioła pospolita — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • jmelí bílé — results[2].names[11]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Mistelten — results[2].names[12]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Bijela imela — results[2].names[14]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • 槲寄生 — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • misteltein — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • arfhuöyu — results[2].names[18]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Paprastasis amalas — results[2].names[19]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • misteli — results[2].names[20]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • euroopanmisteli — results[2].names[21]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • harilik puuvõõrik — results[2].names[22]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • imelo biele — results[2].names[23]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • mistel — results[2].names[24]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • ökseotu — results[2].names[26]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Омела біла — results[2].names[27]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Амяла белая — results[2].names[28]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • fehér fagyöngy — results[2].names[29]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • bela omela — results[2].names[30]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • 白果槲寄生 — results[2].names[31]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Имела — results[2].names[32]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Imela — results[2].names[33]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • ᎤᏓᎵ — results[2].names[34]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • Vâsc de foioase — results[2].names[35]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
  • 宿生木 — results[2].names[36]; taxon id 57512; Viscum album.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Viscaceae

Genus-level classification for Viscum; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Lebanon and Nepal, NE. Algeria.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

European mistletoe (Viscum album) is a shrub. It flowers from March to May.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Viscum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 3194937; ID 86Z6; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Viscum album — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 192774; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 916985, 916986, 916988, 916989, 916990, 916991, 916992, 916993, 916994, 916995, 916996, 916997, 916998, 916999, 917000, 917001, 917002, 917003, 917004, 917005, 917006, 917007, 917008, 917009, 917010, 917011, 917012, 917013, 917014, 917015, 917016, 917017, 917018, 917019, 917020, 917021, 917022, 917023, 917024, 917025, 917026, 917027, 917028, 917030, 917031, 917032, 917033, 917034, 917035

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.