Also known as the ghost plant or corpse plant, Indian Pipe lacks chlorophyll and obtains nutrients by forming mycorrhizal relationships with fungi that are connected to the roots of trees.

Indian Pipe

Broomrapes are parasitic plants that attach to the roots of other plants and obtain nutrients directly from their host plants.

Broomrape

This group of plants is parasitic on the roots of other plants and obtains nutrients through a relationship with fungi.

Balanophora

Hydnora africana

This underground plant is found in South Africa and relies on a mycorrhizal fungus to provide it with nutrients.

Corallorhiza

These are commonly known as coralroots and are mycoheterotrophic orchids. They form associations with fungi to obtain nutrients from nearby trees.

Cuscuta (Dodder)

Dodder is a parasitic plant that twines itself around its host plants and draws nutrients and water from them.

Rafflesia

This genus of parasitic plants produces the largest flowers in the world. They lack leaves and stems and obtain nutrients from the host plant they're attached to.

Epipogium aphyllum

This orchid is completely devoid of chlorophyll and forms mycorrhizal associations with fungi to obtain nutrients.