﻿FOODS 
  IN 
  PLANTS 
  

  

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  FIG. 
  31. 
  Spanish 
  moss, 
  an 
  epiphytic 
  flowering 
  plant 
  

  

  These 
  plants 
  often 
  grow 
  in 
  large 
  numbers 
  upon 
  the 
  branches 
  of 
  trees 
  in 
  the 
  

   southern 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States. 
  Photograph 
  by 
  B. 
  Mackensen 
  

  

  4. 
  Parasites, 
  or 
  plants 
  which 
  live 
  upon 
  other 
  living 
  plants 
  

   or 
  animals 
  (known 
  as 
  host 
  plants 
  or 
  animals). 
  

  

  5. 
  Carnivorous 
  plants, 
  or 
  those 
  which 
  capture 
  small 
  animals, 
  

   such 
  as 
  insects, 
  and 
  live 
  wholly 
  or 
  partly 
  upon 
  them. 
  

  

  