At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

Parasitic weeds extract water and nutrients from their host plants. But what makes these parasites so successful? A study led ...

There are plants that are neither green nor sexually reproductive, but precisely because of that they teach us a lot about ...

Not all leafy plants are green. Some of them get all their nutrients by stealing them from other species, and lack chlorophyll. Many of these parasitic plants make their connection with the hosts ...

Using the model Orobanchaceae parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum, scientists from Nagoya University and other research institutes from Japan have discerned the molecular mechanisms underlying ...

Some parasitic plants steal genetic material from their host plants and use the stolen genes to more effectively siphon off the host's nutrients. A new study reveals that the parasitic plant dodder ...

This article was originally published by Knowable Magazine. Mistletoe is more than just a Yuletide kissing attraction; it plays a hugely important role in ecosystems. It is a parasitic plant—it takes ...

The ecology of hemiparasitic plants, which retain photosynthetic capability while extracting water and nutrients from their hosts, represents a dynamic field that bridges plant physiology, community ...

Plants, often perceived as passive, exhibit surprising adaptations mirroring animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and parasitic witchweed to heat-generating skunk cabbage and deceptive orchids, ...

A team led by Prof Susann Wicke from the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity at the University of Münster has shown that ...