Male mistletoe

Escutcheon | 15:29 Fri 17th Dec 2010 | Animals & Nature

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If only the female bears berries how does the male propogate iteslf since there are no sticky berries to be spread by the birds?

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NazNomad

You need male and female plants to produce berries. Some 'planted' berries will develop into male plants, some into female plants.

So the male propogates itself by fertilising the female plant.

wildwood

Reproduction in this case is a two stage affair. Birds and bees spread the pollen from male to female flowers so they can produce berries, These berries when ripe are eaten by birds and deposited all over the place each with their own little heap of fertiliser. Some vegetation like corn has both male and female flowers and are 'fertilised' by the wind.