Viscum minimum Viscum minimum Viscum minimum is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae. It is a parasitic plant native to South Africa. In its native habitat "Viscum minimum" uses two species of succulents, "Euphorbia polygona" and "Euphorbia horrida", as host plants. However, given the opportunity, the plant uses a range of succulents, including cacti, as hosts. A mature "Viscum minimum" consists mostly of haustoria within the host plant, but a small stems of less than one millimeter in length with a single whorl of 2-3 scale-like leaves. A single flower, and later a red round fruit with a diameter of
What Is the What What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when the Arab militia, referred to as "murahaleen" (which is Arabic for the deported), wipes out his Dinka village, Marial Bai. During the assault, he loses sight