In our region there are a few fully parasitic plants, totally dependent on other plants for carbon, water, and nutrients. Some of them are not common, but we sometimes see them along the trails.

About 1% of flowering plants (around 4,000 species) are parasitic. Read on to discover 10 interesting examples of parasitic plants, where they can be found and how they steal nutrients from other ...

Caption This time-lapse video shows how the parasitic plant dodder attacks tomatoes. But beyond stealing nutrients from the host plants, a Virginia Tech researcher has discovered that the two ...

tubiflorus fruit. Parasitic Plants Rely on Unusual Method to Spread Their Seeds (Fig. 3) Parasitic Plants Rely on Unusual Method to Spread Their Seeds (Fig. 5) ...

Plants can be grown in large numbers by germinating seeds, or by growing bulbs or tubers. Cuttings can be taken from existing plants, and can be grafted onto the stock of another plant. Commercial ...

Kathy Willis considers our changing relationship with plants over the last 250 years - from tools to exploit, to objects of beauty, to being an essential resource we must conserve.

Revealing a sensitive germination receptor in parasitic plants brings researchers closer to eradicating a major source of African crop damage and food insecurity. From summer to autumn in sub ...

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Leafhoppers can be more troublesome for shrubs, ornamental plants and gardens than lawns. But in some cases, there's a chance they can damage your lawn. Leafhoppers are tiny insects, typically about 1 ...

Oct. 7, 2024 — A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They ...

Nature Plants is an online-only, monthly journal publishing the best research on plants — from their evolution, development, metabolism and environmental interactions to their societal significance.

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