Mistletoe
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Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract w
European mistletoe (Viscum album) attached to a dormant common aspen (Populus tremula)
European mistletoe growing on an apple tree (Malus domestica); despite the mistletoe's presence, the apple tree is still able to bear fruit.
Mistletoe in winter
The Mistletoe Seller by Adrien Barrère
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
Mistletoe
…is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant. There are hundreds of species which mostly live in tropical regions. The name…
Hyaloperonospora parasitica: hyphae and haustoria
Haustoria of creeping mistletoe in a scribbly gum
A coconut sprout, the edible haustorium of germinating coconut seeds