Plants That Cheat

Millions of years ago, a small percentage of plants evolved the ability to steal nutrients from other plants, thus becoming parasites. They obtained part of their needs from their neighbors; but over the eons, some became virtually completely dependent on other plants for nutrition. Today, about 1% of plants are parasitic, and a number of them are commonly found in our forests, meadows, and grasslands. You're probably familiar with at least some of them. See how they live, both below and above ground.

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