Piotr Naskrecki / Parasitic Plant (Helosis cayennensis) pair in rainforest, Suriname

Chris Mattison / Flower of Hydnora (Hydnora africana) a rare plant parasitic on species of the genus Euphorbia. Cornellskop, Richtersveld, South Africa.

Jabruson / Fungal fruiting stalks sprouting from rotting plant stems, they establish themselves before the spread of fungal spores back onto the forest floor. Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central Afric...

Jabruson / Fungal fruiting stalks sprouting from rotting plant stems, they establish themselves before the spread of fungal spores back onto the forest floor. Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central Afric...

MYN / David Hunter / Snow plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

Piotr Naskrecki / Parasitic Plant (Helosis cayennensis) obtains nutrients from roots of other plants, Sipaliwini, Surinam

Simon Colmer / (Vernonia amygdalina) commonly called bitter leaf because of its bitter taste. In the wild, chimpanzees have been observed ingesting leaves to counter parasitic infections. Medicinal plant: used for w...

Simon Colmer / Plant gall (Tetraneura ulmi) on Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) UK

Alex Hyde / Bird's Nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) flowering in coniferous woodland. The plant lacks chlorophyll and obtains nutrients from fungal hypae which it parasitises. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Aus...

Adrian Davies / Bird's Nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis), a non-photosynthetic plant. Surrey, England, May.

Piotr Naskrecki / One-flower Indian-pipe (Monotropa uniflora) flowers, Estabrook Woods, Massachusetts

Chien Lee / Parasitic Plant (Balanophora papuana) female inflorescences, Lawas, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia