Question

(c) What is meant by parasitic plants?
Name their different types with
examples of each.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirement from another living plant. ... All parasitic plants have modified roots, called haustoria, which penetrate the host plants, connecting them to the conductive system – either the xylem, the phloem, or both.

Plants usually considered holoparasites include broomrape, dodder, Rafflesia, and the Hydnoraceae. Plants usually considered hemiparasites include Castilleja, mistletoe, Western Australian Christmas tree, and yellow rattle.