If you happen to come across plants of the Balanophoraceae family in a corner of a forest, you might easily mistake them for fungi growing around tree roots. Their mushroom-like structures are ...

Sneaky parasitic weeds may be able to steal genes from the plants they are attacking and then use those genes against the host plant, according to a team of scientists. Sneaky parasitic weeds may be ...

Some parasitic plants can ‘steal’ genetic information from their hosts through horizontal gene transfer, which they then use to make themselves a better parasite. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to thrive. A new ...

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 ...

Genes that play a key role in the formation of an infectious organ used by parasitic plants have been identified by plant ...

Parasitic plants activate feeding organs before they attach to a host / Possible new approach to weed control Parasitic weeds extract water and nutrients from their host plants. But what makes these ...

Caroline Wood is a PhD student at the University of Sheffield, for a lab group which conducts research on parasitic plants. She receives funding from the Unviersity of Sheffield and, previously, from ...

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 ...