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Devil's Twine                                                            Cassytha pubescens

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You will need to look up into the tree canopy to see Devil’s Twine.

 

It is a hemiparasitic plant.  This means it still uses photosynthesis to make sugars from sunlight but also obtains water and minerals from the host plant.

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Its leaves are reduced to scales and photosynthesis is achieved through chlorophyll contained in the plants stems

 Photo        R Miller

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