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Plants Can be Dangerous! Most plants make their food during photosynthesis and normally get necessary water and nutrients from the soil. However, some plants have evolved other methods of surviving. These plants are called parasitic, epiphytic, or carnivorous plants. Parasitic Plants: attach themselves onto other plants called hosts. They steal the host’s nutrients and mineral supplies. Epiphytic Plants: also live on hosts, but they do so only to be closer to the sunlight. These plants generally live on the host’s branches or stems. Carnivorous Plants: get their nutrients by capturing small animals and insects in their leaves. They digest these insects by secreting special juices from their leaves, or use bacteria or fungal processes. Assignment: You will be assigned a partner and then choose a plant from the list below and create a “WANTED” poster that will include what the plant looks like, how it survives, where it can be found, and a detailed picture of the plant. You and your partner will present this poster to the class at a later date. Parasitic : Dodder Plant Giant rafflesia Ghost orchid Carnivorous: sundew plant monkey cup pitcher marsh pitcher Venus fly trap Butterwort Epiphytic: bromeliad Spanish moss epiphytic orchid strangler fig Other: belladonna rhubarb dogbane poison ivy ragweed Hemlock Mushroom Oleander Mistletoe Poinsettia jack-in-the-pulpit