Do parasite plants produce flowers.?

generaly they do not, but some of these strange plants produce very beautiful flowers, like the orchid or the mistletoe. this happens because they are not entirely parasitic..

FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersOrchids and bromeliads are epiphites, they are not parasitic to the host plant they just use them for support and to grow higher up in the tree canopy.





Mistletoe is a parasitic plant as it draws nutrients from the hosts plant.


Mistletoe does flower and produces berries as well.
Reply:Mistletoe is a parasite and it flowers and then the berries form
Reply:Orchids, bromolliads and African Violets all are parasites and all have beautiful flowers.
Reply:All plants, parasitic or not, produce some form of flower. In a lot of cases the flower may be the same colour as the foliage and not easy to see.
Reply:There seems to be some confusion about the meaning of parasitic. I understand this term to refer to a plant which cannot function independently, but is reliant on another plant for water and soil nutrients (as in the case of mistletoe) by accessing the xylem, or for both water and nutrients and the products of respiration.


Plants which are total parasites do not require leaves and are often only visible when they flower.


If you are totally dependent on another plant, seed is the only way in which you can extend the range of your species.





Incidentally, Lathraea clandestina - parasite on the roots of willows and dogwoods, has exceptionally beautiful hooded purple flowers
Reply:Yes, parasitic plants do produce flowers.White Teeth