1,557 results for parasitic
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Glossary: P: parasitic
parasitic: Living on, and deriving nutrients from, another organism (usually to the disadvantage of the host).
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Glossary: H: holoparasite
...A parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll and depends entirely on a host for its nutrition.
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Glossary: H: haustorium
...a parasitic plant anchors itself on a host plant.
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Glossary: G: gall
gall: Abnormal proliferating tissue, usually produced in stems or leaves by a parasite, insect, or fungus.
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Glossary: H: hemiparasite
...A parasitic plant that possesses chlorophyll and can photosynthesize but also obtains nutrition from its host plant.
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Genus: Aureolaria (false foxglove)
...are parasitic on the roots of various species of Quercus (oaks). Reference: Pennell (1928). Family: Orobanchaceae. This Genus's Species: Aureolaria flava Aureolaria pedicularia Aureol...
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All other flowering non-woody plants: Simple Key
...are parasitic or lack green leaves. Exceptions: Leaf arrangement can vary from the bottom to top of the stem, or in young vs. older plants, so try to look at several plants. Some crowded leave...
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Question: This looks parasitic, but I don’t find anything that quite matches its …
...looks parasitic, but I don’t find anything that quite matches its configuration. Central MA under a pine tree. Answer: Dear Stonehill, you have photographed Hypopitys monotropa (yellow pine-sap). Th...
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Family: Orobanchaceae (broom-rape family)
...fully parasitic herbs, it now includes partial parasites formerly placed in the Scrophulariaceae. This Family's Genera: Agalinis Aureolaria Castilleja Conopholis Epifagus ...
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Question: Does North America have a native flower that is semi-parasitic? The Brits …
...semi-parasitic? The Brits have one called yellow rattle/Rhinanthus minor. Answer: Dear cordelia, good afternoon. We have a number of plants that are hemi-parasitic, that is they photosynthesize but...