What causes this? It's very different from benzo memory loss where you don't remember things you did. It's the kind of thing where you're talking and can't remember someones name and you know them well but the name won't come to you. Sorta like the commercial for the text for answers thing where the guy is trying to remember something and is just stuck.
Symbiosis Between Mistletoe & A Tree Symbiosis In this case the mistletoe is the parasite and the tree is the host. Mutualism If the relationship is competitive, it means that only one organism gains something.f the relationship is competitive the parasite eventually kills the host. Here is an example of how the mistletoe lives: Even though mistletoe is often thought of as a cheery plant, it is actually quite deadly to other plants.
You are correct in your observation that it is a mold growing on the trunks of your trees. But even more correct is that it is a lichen. Lichens are a combination of two distinct plants that have taken up living together to get benefits from each other. The first part of the symbiotic relationship is the blue-green algae that pair up with a fungus (mold) that can't produce its own food stuffs. The blue-green algae produce sugars and starches and amino acids that the fungus uses to grow, and the fungus provides a substrate for the algae to attach to and grow and prosper.