Nature's viny vampire: Discovering what drives parasitic Cuscuta campestris The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris grows by latching onto the stems and leaves of plants and inserting organs called haustorium into the host plant tissues to draw nutrients. The haustorium is form...

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