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Cistanche tubulosa
Desert Hyacinth growing on the shores of the Mangrove National Park, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Project Noah Fact of the Day: Cistanche tubulosa is a holoparasitic desert plant species in the genus Cistanche. The plant lacks chlorophyll and obtains nutrients and water from the host plants whose roots it parasitizes. A holoparasitic plant sustains itself entirely through parasitism.
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Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) spotted in United Arab Emirates by PN member SargonR.
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Spotted on Jan 9, 2016
Submitted on Jan 9, 2016
