Give two examples of root parasites of plants. Mention the special structures present in them to draw the nutrients from the host plant.

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Rafflesia and Orobanche are root parasites of plants. Haustoria are modified roots of parasitic plants that penetrate the host plant connecting to the xylem, phloem or both to draw the nutrients from the host plant.

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