Parasitic Creepers

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I am sure they have a scientific name - which I am not aware of. I just call them Parasitic Creepers.

A parasitic creeper, or plant is a plant that derives some, or all of its nutritional requirement from another living plant. Their roots grow into the host plant they are attached to. This provides them with the ability to extract water and nutrients from the host. Most host plants don’t look very healthy after a while.

I guess this is all in Mother Nature’s scheme of things. But still, I can’t help feeling sorry for the host tree – unless it also derive some benefit from these creepers that I do not know of.

I am sure the Bird Nest Ferns are also parasitic plants. So, not only do the trees have to contend themselves with the parasitic creepers, they have to put up with the Bird Nest Ferns as well.

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