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What is parasitic plants

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What is parasitic plants
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 11 months ago

  • In parasitic mode of nutrition, plants depend on other plants or animals for their nourishment.
  • Such dependent plants are called as parasites and the ones on which parasites depend are called as hosts. 
  • A parasite plant climbs on the host plant from which they get all the food.
  • The host does not get any benefit from the parasite.
  • Some examples of parasites are Cuscuta (akash-bel), Cassytha (amar-bel), hookworms, tapeworms, leeches, etc.
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