If you have read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you must be familiar with vampires. They are mythical beings that suck the blood of people and then, leave them dead! Although vampires are imaginary beings and are not real, some plants have similar characteristics and that they are called vampire plants.
Vampire plants are called so because they draw food and water from other plants. The dodder is a common vampire plant. The stem of the plant stretches towards plants nearby and gets attached to them. Their stem is so slim and long that they wind around the plant. Little thread-like roots get inside the stem of the other plant. With the help of these roots, the dodder plant sucks food and water and grows.
Some common vampire plants are the Indian paintbrush and the mistletoe.
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