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Partial mycoheterotrophs: The green plants that feed on fungi

  • Written by Nicole Hynson, Associate Professor of Botany, University of Hawaii
Some sneaky plants steal food instead of exclusively making their own.Charlie Jackson/flickr, CC BY

You probably learned this basic lesson of biology in elementary school: Plants are self-feeders. These so-called autotrophs use the sun’s energy and water to turn carbon dioxide from the air into food through the process known as...

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