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What are parasitic plants? what type of plant is a water lettuce?

Answer 1

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Dodder and red rattle are generalist parasites. Oter parasitic plants are specialists that parasitize a few or just one species. Beech drops is a root holoparasite only on American beech.

Answer 2

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Parasitic Plants:-

Parasitic plants belong to about 15 families of flowing plants. Some parasitic plants attach themselves to the trees, seeds and thorns of the host plant from which they absorb moisture and nutrients.

Parasitic plants are of two types:-

• Root Parasitic
• Stem Parasitic

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What type of plant is a water lettuce?

Water lettuce are floating plants found in lakes, rivers and canals and they form a large dense mass. Water lettuce resemble floating open head of lettuce. Water lettuce have very thick leaves. They leaves of these plants are light, dull, green and hairy. The roots of water lettuce are light-coloured and feathery and the flowers of these plants aren't easily noticeable.