This parasitic plant eavesdrops on its host to know when to flower
Dodders look like tapeworms, and act a bit like one too
The yellow-orange stem of a dodder plant entwines itself with its green host plants, siphoning off water and nutrients. A new study shows that these plant parasites take their cue to flower from their hosts.
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