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 ...

Plants and animals typically act as hosts. In most situations, parasites do not kill their hosts. An exception, however, occurs with parasitoids, which blur the line between parasitism and predation.

"Plants use strigolactones to attract fungi in the soil that have a beneficial relationship with plant roots." Unfortunately for farmers, parasitic weeds have learned to hijack the strigolactone ...

Mistletoe is such a plant. But set aside the kissing custom and you’ll find a hundred and one reasons to appreciate the berry-bearing parasite for its very own sake. David Watson certainly does.

Different dodders prefer different host plants. Hosts include alfalfa, asparagus, bindweed, pigweed, lambsquarters, Russian ...

However, like for other parasitic plants, Balanophora subcupularis seeds are tiny and robust, and many survive the passage ...

These parasites induce the formation of galls on plant roots, a key part of their lifecycle, but one that is highly detrimental to the host plant. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of this ...

As detailed in a study published Monday in the journal PhytoKeys, the plant is a newly described species in the peculiar ...

Researchers have discovered the mechanism that drives the parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris to insert organs into plants after making contact with the hosts. The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris ...

The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory adds to its services to help pet owners identify and treat common springtime parasites ...