In some orchids, photosynthesis is out and parasitism is in. Instead of making food from sunlight, some of these plants have become parasitic and primarily suck nutrients out of the fungi in their ...

Parasitic orchids are healthier Date: February 19, 2025 Source: Kobe University Summary: Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi?

The orchid Oreorchis patens offers a prime opportunity to study this question, as it is a partial parasite, meaning that it can produce its own food but also takes up to half of its budget from fungi.

Orchids are among the most popular flowers, admired for their beauty and delicate appearance. But beneath the surface, some ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Kobe University researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity more ...

Botanists discover rare and native parasitic orchid at Chatfield Farms The coralroot orchid is rare to Jefferson County, with the last collection of the plant done in 1905. Kyla Pearce kyla.pearce ...

Along South Florida’s remote and rugged Everglades coast, the rare and flamboyant Cape Sable orchid has managed to survive poaching, repeated lashings by hurricanes and even a parasitic fly that ...

[Related: How a peculiar parasitic plant relies on a rare Japanese rabbit.] ... While orchids are a very prolific plant with roughly 28,000 known species around the world, ...