Parasitic plants. | ||||
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Mistletoe, a photosynthetic parasite. Mistletoe (genus Phoradendron) lives as a parasite on oaks and other trees. | Dodder, a non-photosynthetic parasite. Dodder (genus Cuscuta), the orange "strings" on this pickleweed, extends haustoria into the host's phloem and absorbs nutrients from the vessel. | Indian pipe, a non-photosynthetic parasite. Monotropa uniflora absorbs nutrients from fungal hyphae of mycorrhizae of host plants. |