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cause obviously it is a parasitic plant DERR

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cause obviously it is a parasitic plant DERR

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cause obviously it is a parasitic plant DERR

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Because they are parasitic and don't require leaves to produce food, they take it from their host plant

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because it is parasisted

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What kind of plant is an example of a parasitic plant?

Cuscuta Parasite Plant Dodder


What is dodder in Tamil?

Dodder in Tamil is called "புல்லாடை" (Pullāḍai). It is a parasitic plant that has thin, yellow or orange stems and grows by wrapping itself around a host plant to obtain nutrients.


What are some examples of parasitic plants?

like cuscuta dodder plant & venus flytrap & rafflesia


What is the name of a plant that does not need light to grow?

Only parasitic plants such as Dodder can grow without photosynthesis


How do dodder plants obtain their food?

It develops special roots which penetrate into the host plant. The food is generally stored in the stem or the roots of the plant.A dodder is a parasitic plant without chlorophyll. It obtains its food by twining around host plants (clovers, alfalfa, and lespedeza), and sending root-like projections into their stems.


Is dodder a saprophyte?

Dodder is a total parasite . It is because the dodder plants absorbs water,mineral as well as food from the host. A partial parasite absorbs only water and minerals from the host as partial parasites contain chlorophyll.


How does cuscuta plant get its food?

Cuscuta is commonly known as dodder. It is a parasitic plant. It attaches itself to other plants and obtains its food from the host plant. The dodder produces haustoria that insert themselves into the vascular system of the host plant.


What are the examples of parasitic?

cuscuta holly dodder rafflesia


Name some parasitic plants?

the non-green plants which live on other living organisms and obtain food from them are called parasitic plants


What kind of symbiosis is the dodder and marigold?

it is a parasitic symbiotic relationship


What are the examples of parasitic plants?

cuscuta holly dodder rafflesia


What is the difference between goldenseal and golden thread?

If you mean the plant goldenthread, then they are quite different. Goldenthread is a parasitic plant sometimes called dodder, and goldenseal is a member of the buttercup family.