Haustorium
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In botany and mycology, a haustorium is a rootlike structure that grows into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients. For example, in mistletoe or members of the broomrape family, the
Hyaloperonospora parasitica: hyphae and haustoria
Haustoria of creeping mistletoe in a scribbly gum
A coconut sprout, the edible haustorium of germinating coconut seeds
Orobanchaceae
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Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera were formerly included in the family
Haustorium
…haustoria) is a rootlike structure that grows into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients. For example, in mistletoe or members of the broomrape family, the structure penetrates the host's tissue and draws nutrients from it. In mycology, it refers to the appendage or portion of a parasitic fungus (the…
Orobanche Minor Ireland
Striga bilabiata
Cistanche tubulosa
Castilleja purpurea