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Commented on A small research question
Mycoheterotrophs, also mentioned above, are plants that parasitize mycorrhizal fungi--the fungi involved in symbioses with green plants--for part or all of their life. As such they are indirect or 'epiparasites' of green plants. Most mycoheterotrophs live by attracting fungal hyphae...
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Commented on A small research question
Parasitic plants can be especially creepy. One of the most extreme of these is Rafflesia. This once-photosynthetic plant now spends most of its existence as mycelial-like threads of cells inside a host vine. It's the botanical equivalent of the Sacculina...