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Tag: hemiparasites

Close Encounters

Where does a hemiparasite’s food come from?

A parasitic plant’s ability to steal carbon rests in their haustoria, specialised organs they use to tap into a host plant.

by Alun SaltJuly 19, 2022July 19, 2022
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Image: http://www.flagstaffotos.com.au/ (Creative Commons Attribution).
Plant Cuttings

The positives of parasitic plants(!)

Parasitic plants tend to get a bad press. Unfairly?

by Nigel ChaffeyMay 23, 2013July 22, 2013
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  1. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 18, 2023

    Good afternoon, Patrick, Aha, one now begins to wonder if the spelling Catherine in the cited source should really have…

  2. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    The bisindole alkaloid catharine is said to have been published and the molecular structure can be found scattered about, though…

  3. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    Hello Patrick, Thank you for taking th etim eto comment on this item. The source for 'catherine' that's stated in…

  4. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 15, 2023

    Catherine? I know there are many variants of the basic skeleton with related names but surely the most well-known is…

  5. Nigel Chaffey on Plants named for the great, the good, and the bad..?January 5, 2023

    ICYMI, Dr Sandra Knapp has been awarded an OBE in the UK's New Year's Honours list, for the important contributions…

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