What kind of plants can be vermin? some animals get their food by living surrounded by or on other...
some animals get their food by living surrounded by or on other things. these animals called parasitesdo not shoot the animals they liveon but they may harm or irritate them.
Both sites are informative, but the one that ANGEL has as her source have a lot more information.
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These plants are bedbugs:
Cassytha, Laurel Dodder (Lauraceae-Laurel Family)
Cuscuta, Dodder (Convolvulaceae-Morning Glory Family)
Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family)
Striga (Witchweeds-Broomrape Family)
Orobanche (Broomrapes-Broomrape Family)
Sandalwood Parasites
Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe Family)
Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family)
Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe Family)
"Two main types of parasitic plants can be distinguished: stem bedbugs and root parasites. Stem bedbugs occur surrounded by several families, and pathogenic member include some mistletoes (see below) and dodder (Cuscuta). Root parasites are more adjectives and are found in diverse taxonomic groups. Some of the most economically impressive root pathogens are in the Orobanchaceae. Parasitic plants may also be classified as holoparasites, hemiparasites, obligate lice, or facultative parasites (Figure 3). Facultative fleas contain chlorophyll and can be grown to maturity lacking hosts. Obligate parasites, otherwise, require a host for maturation. Hemiparasites contain chlorophyll when mature (hence are photosynthetic) and dig up water, next to its dissolved nutrients, by connecting to the host xylem via the haustorium. Holoparasites lack chlorophyll (and are thus nonphotosynthetic) and must rely totally on the contents of the xylem and the phloem of the host. All holoparasites are obligate vermin. Although these definitions hint absolute and discrete category, some parasitic plants are intermediate between the hemi- and holoparasitic condition, e.g. Cuscuta (dodder)."
http://www.apsnet.org/education/IntroPla...
Besides illustrations, there's also a table included on the above site which list the parasitic plant, its host, & where they are located.
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Answers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_p...