A partial parasite is a type of plant that can photosynthesize but also relies on a host plant for some nutrients or water. It is partially dependent on the host plant for its survival and may have specialized structures for extracting resources from the host. Examples of partial parasites include mistletoe and dodder.
Mistletoe is counted as a half parasite.
Mistletoe is a parasite that lives on other trees, Oak trees have Mistletoe in them quite often.
Mistletoe is not from a tree. It is a parasite that grows on trees.
Because mistletoe is a parasite - it needs a 'host' plant in order to grow. Once it attaches to the host plant, it sends out roots into the host's stem in order to absorb water. Mistletoe is not a total parasite. It is called a hemi-parasite. It makes its' own food through photosynthesis but takes water and soil nutrients through the host it lives on.
mistletoe. which is a parasite.
A mistletoe or parasite.
Parasite, mistletoe,
Normally not. However Mistletoe is a parasite and also a producer.
The holly
Mistletoe is a parasite that grows on trees. Viscum album as it is known grows mostly on apple trees and can be a useful second crop in a orchard.
It is usually passed through a bird that has eaten the berry.