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Scientists studying the unusual plant group Balanophora found that some species thrive without sunlight or sexual reproduction. Credit: Shutterstock A bizarre group of underground plants shows how ...

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East ...

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Balanophora fungosa ssp. fungosa photographed on Ishigaki Island in southern Okinawa Prefecture, close to Taiwan. Credit: Petra Svetlikova A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and ...

Deep in East Asian forests, scientists have finally mapped the unusual genomes of Balanophora, a non-green parasitic plant. Drawing on fieldwork in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, the team shows ...