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"Parasitic Plants are those which are unable to nourish themselves and prey upon other plants or animals; becoming attached, they gain access to the tissues of their host and feed upon its juices. "—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Brugmansia Zipple

"Parasitic Plants are those which are unable to nourish themselves and prey upon other plants or animals;…

"Cytinus Hypocistis. 1. A flower; 2. a head of anthers; 3. a transverse section of the ovary." -Lindley, 1853

Cytinus

"Cytinus Hypocistis. 1. A flower; 2. a head of anthers; 3. a transverse section of the ovary." -Lindley,…

"Cuscuta verrucosa. 1. ovary and calyx; 2. section of do.; 3. its fruit; 4. section of a seed of a Cuscuta; 5. its embryo pulled out." -Lindley, 1853

Dodder

"Cuscuta verrucosa. 1. ovary and calyx; 2. section of do.; 3. its fruit; 4. section of a seed of a Cuscuta;…

An illustration of Dodder including: 1, flower removed from; 2, Calyx; Ovary cut acrossed; 4, fruit enveloped by a persistent corolla; 5, seed; and 6, embryo. Dodder) is a genus of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has shown that it is correctly placed in the family Convolvulaceae. The genus is found throughout the temperate to tropical regions of the world, with the greatest species diversity in subtropical and tropical regions; the genus becomes rare in cool temperate climates, with e.g. only four species native to northern Europe.

Dodder

An illustration of Dodder including: 1, flower removed from; 2, Calyx; Ovary cut acrossed; 4, fruit…

"Dodder growing upon a Golden-Rod Stem. s, seedling dodder plants, growing in earth; h, stem of host; r, haustoria or parasitic roots of dodder; l, scale-like leaves; A, magnified section of a portion of willow stem, showing penetration of haustoria." -Bergen, 1896

Dodder on Golden Rod

"Dodder growing upon a Golden-Rod Stem. s, seedling dodder plants, growing in earth; h, stem of host;…

"Corolla, scales and stamens of, 1. Cuscuta europaea; 2. Cuscuta trifolii." -Lindley, 1853

Greater Dodder

"Corolla, scales and stamens of, 1. Cuscuta europaea; 2. Cuscuta trifolii." -Lindley, 1853

The Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant growing in deserts known for giving of the odor of feces to attract pollinators like dung beetles.

Hydnora africana

The Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant growing in deserts known for giving of the odor of feces to…

The longitudinal section of the Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant growing in deserts known for giving of the odor of feces to attract pollinators like dung beetles.

Hydnora africana

The longitudinal section of the Hydnora africana is a parasitic plant growing in deserts known for giving…

"Parasitic Plants are those which are unable to nourish themselves and prey upon other plants or animals; becoming attached, they gain access to the tissues of their host and feed upon its juices. "—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Loranthus Europaes

"Parasitic Plants are those which are unable to nourish themselves and prey upon other plants or animals;…

The mistletoe, a parasitic plant more well-known as a Christmas decoration.

Mistletoe

The mistletoe, a parasitic plant more well-known as a Christmas decoration.

"Cissus laciniata, parasitic on the cactus (Opuntia Blakeana). The parasitism was artificially induced (xeno-parasitism). The host plant has been sectioned to expose the roots of the xeno-parasite." -Gager, 1916

Parasitic Plant

"Cissus laciniata, parasitic on the cactus (Opuntia Blakeana). The parasitism was artificially induced…

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals carved from wood, caused by the union of the saucer-shaped placenta-like base of certain parasitic plants of the mistle-toe family with the foster-branch of the host and its persistence after the death of the plant." -Whitney, 1911

Wood Rose

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals…

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals carved from wood, caused by the union of the saucer-shaped placenta-like base of certain parasitic plants of the mistle-toe family with the foster-branch of the host and its persistence after the death of the plant." -Whitney, 1911

Wood Rose

"Wood-rose, a remarkable vegetable excrescence, resembling a flower with radiating corrugated petals…