Like other cow-wheats, crested cow-wheat is a hemiparasite, i.e. it assimilates itself but also sucks nutrition from other plants. |
The federally endangered hemiparasite Schwalbea americana is a fire-dependent plant. |
Actually it is a hemiparasite, because it has green leaves to make its food, taking only water and minerals from the tree. |
It is a hemiparasite, i.e. it absorbs additional nutrients from the roots of nearby plants. |
Rhinanthus minor is a facultative hemiparasite found in natural and semi-natural grasslands throughout the UK and Europe. |
It is a hemiparasite which means that it absorbs additional nutrients from neighbouring plants. |