parasitic plants

Containing no chlorophyll and requiring no sunlight, the ghost tree hides deep in the dark forests of Africa and Asia.

A mysterious plant with lantern-like flowers, declared extinct in 2010, has been rediscovered in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

The New Zealand kauri tree roots transplant roots to draw water and nutrients from neighboring trees, surprising researchers.

Green silk is a parasitic plant, whose scientific name is Cassytha filiformis. This terrifying plant specializes in sucking up nutrients in the wasps and turning bees into dry

Parasitic wasps store eggs and protect young offspring in the gallbladder. Thanks to that, the growing young will be safe until the green silk appears and break into their house.

Mistakes are parasitic plants on different host plants and have long been used to treat many diseases in Oriental medicine.

A species of flowering plants discovered in Japan spends most of its time hiding underground and stealing fungal nutrients to survive instead of photosynthesis like regular

Like Dracula's blood-sucking demons, the dodder will wrap itself around the parasite and drain all the water, nutrients and genetic material from the trunk.

A parasitic plant uses aromatic chemicals to attract the attention of small mammals, so that their flowers are pollinated.