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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.

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dwarf alpine Indian paintbrush ¹
Castilleja nana

scarlet gilia ²
Ipomopsis aggregata

sticky cinquefoil ³
Drymocallis glandulosa

California Broomrape ⁴
Aphyllon californicum

round-leaved sundew ⁵
Drosera rotundifolia

oneflower broomrape ⁶
Aphyllon purpureum

wavyleaf paintbrush ⁷
Castilleja applegatei

parrothead Indian paintbrush ⁸
Castilleja pilosa

Great Sundew ⁹
Drosera anglica

Elephant's Head ¹⁰
Pedicularis groenlandica

Hairy Indian Paintbrush ¹¹
Castilleja tenuis

pinewoods lousewort ¹²
Pedicularis semibarbata

Toothed Owl's Clover ¹
Orthocarpus cuspidatus

Lesser Bladderwort ¹³
Utricularia minor

Blushing Monkeyflower ¹⁴
Erythranthe erubescens

slender bird's beak ¹⁵
Cordylanthus tenuis

California dodder ¹⁶
Cuscuta californica

mountain dodder ¹⁷
Cuscuta suksdorfii

Little Elephant's Head ¹⁸
Pedicularis attollens

juniper mistletoe ¹⁹
Phoradendron juniperinum

lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe ²⁰
Arceuthobium americanum

western dwarf mistletoe ²¹
Arceuthobium campylopodum

shepherd's-purse ²²
Capsella bursa-pastoris

wax currant ¹⁶
Ribes cereum

giant red Indian paintbrush ²³
Castilleja miniata

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Sagehen's Parasitic and Carnivorous Plants, and Plant Pathogens

dwarf alpine Indian paintbrush 1 Castilleja nana

scarlet gilia 2 Ipomopsis aggregata

sticky cinquefoil 3 Drymocallis glandulosa

California Broomrape 4 Aphyllon californicum

round-leaved sundew 5 Drosera rotundifolia

oneflower broomrape 6 Aphyllon purpureum

wavyleaf paintbrush 7 Castilleja applegatei

parrothead Indian paintbrush 8 Castilleja pilosa

Great Sundew 9 Drosera anglica

Elephant's Head 10 Pedicularis groenlandica

Hairy Indian Paintbrush 11 Castilleja tenuis

pinewoods lousewort 12 Pedicularis semibarbata

Toothed Owl's Clover 1 Orthocarpus cuspidatus

Lesser Bladderwort 13 Utricularia minor

Blushing Monkeyflower 14 Erythranthe erubescens

slender bird's beak 15 Cordylanthus tenuis

California dodder 16 Cuscuta californica

mountain dodder 17 Cuscuta suksdorfii

Little Elephant's Head 18 Pedicularis attollens

juniper mistletoe 19 Phoradendron juniperinum

lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe 20 Arceuthobium americanum

western dwarf mistletoe 21 Arceuthobium campylopodum

shepherd's-purse 22 Capsella bursa-pastoris

wax currant 16 Ribes cereum

giant red Indian paintbrush 23 Castilleja miniata