I was writing mainly about American mistletoe.

a hemiparasite

What makes it a hemiparasite? The fact that it does have green leaves? I
understandi it will still weaken a tree if there are too many of them.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)