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5. A parasitic plant, it lacks real roots but has root-like
structures anchored to the branches of a tree. It absorbs
water and nutrients from its host.​

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5 Awesome Parasitic Plants

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Rare rafflesia plant in jungle. (endangered species)

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With over 4,000 species of parasitic flowering plants in the world, there are a lot of incredible species out there. Here are five of the most impressive.

Corpse flower

Rafflesiaceae. rafflesia. Rafflesia arnoldii, Malpighiales order, on the Island of Borneo. largest known flower in the world grows to aprox. 3 feet. Also known as the monster flower. Exudes a decaying flesh odor that attracts carrion flies.

monster flower

Monster flower (Rafflesia arnoldii), native to Borneo.

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Rafflesia arnoldii, the world’s largest individual flower, is kind of nasty. Found in the forests of Malaysia and Indonesia, its giant red-brown blossom is nearly 1 meter (3.3 feet) in diameter and weighs up to 11 kg (24 pounds). It smells like rotting flesh to attract carrion-feeding flies as pollinators and its sticky fruit is spread by rodents. If you’ve ever seen a picture of this “corpse flower,” you may have noticed its lack of leaves. This delightful organism is actually an obligate parasite and cannot photosynthesize on its own. In fact, 100% of its unpleasantness is fueled with nutrients it steals from the roots of neighboring Tetrastigma vines! Rafflesia makes parasitism pay off in a big smelly way.

Answer 2

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• A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirement from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are found in almost every biome. All parasitic plants have modified roots, called haustoria, which penetrate the host plant, connecting them to the conductive system – either the xylem, the phloem, or both. For example, plants like Striga or Rhinanthus connect only to the xylem, via xylem bridges (xylem-feeding). Alternately, plants like Cuscuta and Orobanche connect only to the phloem of the host (phloem-feeding).[1][2] This provides them with the ability to extract water and nutrients from the host. Parasitic plants are classified depending as to the location where the parasitic plant latches onto the host and the amount of nutrients it requires

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Some parasitic plants are able to locate their host plants by detecting chemicals in the air or soil given off by host shoots or roots, respectively. About 4,500 species of parasitic plant in approximately 20 families of flowering plants are known.[4][3]

Cuscuta, a stem holoparasite, on an acacia tree in Pakistan