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Witchweed

Witchweed

Published 9 months, 3 weeks ago
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Witchweed is a parasitic plant that finds and attaches to the roots of nearby plants using enzymes, siphoning nutrients and altering the host’s growth to its own advantage. If it fails to attach quickly, it dies, showing a precise survival strategy.

Image: Striga gesnerioides (witchweed), Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

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