This plant is sagebrush, being a hemiparasite of that plant.
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It is a root hemiparasite, is photosynthetic and mainly obtains water and mineral nutrients from its hosts.
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Plants usually considered hemiparasites include " Castilleja ", mistletoe, Western Australian Christmas tree, and yellow rattle.
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Desert mistletoe takes water and minerals from its host plants but it does its own photosynthesis, making it a hemiparasite.
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"Viscum album " is a hemiparasite on several species of trees, from which it draws water and nutrients.
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Like all " Pedicularis " it is a hemiparasite and the preferred host is probably " Dryas octopetala ".
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A rare small rhizomatous shrub, Nestronia is a hemiparasite on the roots of oaks and other hardwoods, as well as pines.
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Actually it is called a hemiparasite because it has green leaves to make its food, taking only water and minerals from the tree.
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As a hemiparasite the mistletoe taps its host tree for water and nutrients but contains some chlorophyll and can berries each 4 or 5 millimeters wide.
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As a hemiparasite, the mistletoe taps its host tree for water and nutrients but contains some chlorophyll and can berries each about 4 millimeters wide.