Dodder is a strange, totally parasitic plant. When its tiny seeds start to grow, they put up thin threads that twist in ever increasing circles. Most seedlings die beacuse they fail to find the right sort of plant to take their food from. But if one seeds finds the right host, it quickly attaches itself and pushes absorbing organs into the plant,. The root of the seed then withers and die, since the dodder plant now take all of its food from its host. The most popular host plants are alfalfa.
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