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A rare, parasitic 'fairy lantern' plant species was discovered in Malaysia. It might be critically endangered

A rare, parasitic 'fairy lantern' plant species was discovered in Malaysia. It might be critically endangered Deep within ...

Meet the ‘fairy lantern’ flower, the bizarre new parasitic plant discovered in Malaysia

While most plants form a symbiotic partnership with mycorrhizal fungi, the fairy lantern is a mycohetertroph which manages to ...