Why is Cuscuta, categorised as a parasite?
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Cuscuta is a genus of over 201 species of yellow, orange, parasitic plants also known as Amar bail in India. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it now is accepted as belonging in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, on the basis of the work of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.
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Cuscuta plant is called a parasite because it does not have chlorophyll and absorbs food material from the host. In this process, it deprives the host of its valuable nutrients.
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