1. In some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
   "The mistletoe family includes many species that grow on tree branches";
   - Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae
    
2. In some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
   "Botanists debate the classification of the mistletoe family";
   - Viscaceae, family Viscaceae

Type of: dilleniid dicot family, parasitic plant

Part of: order Santalales, Santalales