- An
obligate parasite or
holoparasite is a
parasitic organism that
cannot complete its life-cycle
without exploiting a
suitable host. If an
obligate parasite...
- hemiparasite.
Holoparasites are
always obligate so only two
terms are needed, e.g.
Dodder is a stem
holoparasite.
Hydnora spp. are root
holoparasites. Plants...
- "A structural,
functional and
molecular analysis of
plastids of the
holoparasites Cuscuta reflexa and
Cuscuta europaea". Planta. 181 (1): 91–96. doi:10...
-
mistletoe derives some of its
nutrients from
another living plant,
whereas a
holoparasite such as
dodder derives all of its
nutrients from
another plant. Parasitic...
- is
native to the
chaparral of
California and Baja California. It is a
holoparasite growing attached to the
roots of shrubs,
usually chamise.
Orobanche bulbosa...
- is an
achlorophyllous (lacking chlorophyll), root
parasitic plant (
holoparasite). It is
native to
Northern Mexico, and to the
Southwestern United States...
-
Cuscuta chinensis Lam. is a stem
holoparasite vine in the
family Convolvulaceae. It was
first described in
China in 1786. C.
chinensis is a thin, yellow...
- leaves,
stems or even roots, and does not have chlorophyll. It
lives as a
holoparasite on
vines of the
genus Tetrastigma.
Similar to fungi,
individuals grow...
- Mauseth, J.D., Montenegro, G.M. Walckowiak, A.M. 2011.
Studies of the
holoparasite Tristerix aphyllus (Loranthaceae)
infecting Trichocereus chilensis (Cactaceae)...
-
breaking down
organic matter.
While only a few
species are
achlorophyllous holoparasites, all
orchids are myco-heterotrophic
during germination and seedling...
