Dodder plant on a Clover; magnification of an haustoria which has inserted itself into the stem of the parasite plant, drawing.
Broomrape plant , characterised by a sucking haustoria that penetrates the roots of the host plant, drawing.
Western Australian Christmas tree , shading sheep. A root parasite, can parasitise plants as far away as 150 m to steal their nutrients. Western...
Christmas tree , shading sheep. A root parasite, can parasitise plants as far away as 150 m. Western Australia, Australia.
Mistletoe , seedlings, grown from bird droppings, now attached to a branch by their haustoria and already showing leaf growth. Australia.