Sagehen's Parasitic and Carnivorous Plants, and Plant Pathogens

Some of these plants are root parasites, some phloem and/or xylem parasites, some eat bugs. In the case of the protocarnivores, we're not completely sure what they are doing.

Some of the things on ...more ↓

Mossy Rose Gall Wasp 1
Diplolepis rosae
Willow Apple Gall Sawfly 3
Pontania californica
scarlet gilia 4
Ipomopsis aggregata
sticky cinquefoil 5
Drymocallis glandulosa
California Broomrape 7
Aphyllon californicum
round-leaved sundew 8
Drosera rotundifolia
oneflower broomrape 9
Aphyllon purpureum
wavyleaf paintbrush 10
Castilleja applegatei
Great Sundew 12
Drosera anglica
Elephant's Head 13
Pedicularis groenlandica
Hairy Indian Paintbrush 14
Castilleja tenuis
pinewoods lousewort 15
Pedicularis semibarbata
Toothed Owl's Clover 2
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Lesser Bladderwort 16
Utricularia minor
Blushing Monkeyflower 17
Erythranthe erubescens
slender bird's beak 6
Cordylanthus tenuis
California dodder 18
Cuscuta californica
mountain dodder 19
Cuscuta suksdorfii
Little Elephant's Head 20
Pedicularis attollens
juniper mistletoe 21
Phoradendron juniperinum
lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe 22
Arceuthobium americanum
western dwarf mistletoe 23
Arceuthobium campylopodum
shepherd's-purse 24
Capsella bursa-pastoris
wax currant 18
Ribes cereum
Shaggy Mane 25
Coprinus comatus
fir broom rust 26
Melampsorella caryophyllacearum
Pine-pine Gall Rust
Endocronartium harknessii
Mustard Flower Rust 27
Puccinia monoica
giant red Indian paintbrush 28
Castilleja miniata
white pine blister rust 29
Cronartium ribicola

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