tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post8894162579342732861..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: Pretty ParasitePetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-27509920164631317672008-05-07T22:11:00.000-07:002008-05-07T22:11:00.000-07:00You're barking up the wrong tree, Miss H. I always...You're barking up the wrong tree, Miss H. I always Google if I can't find Leo. But sure, why not? I'll bet you a cup of your favorite beverage that it's a parasite.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-37167153965916090972008-05-07T20:32:00.000-07:002008-05-07T20:32:00.000-07:00Is Spanish moss a parasite, too? Someone brought m...Is Spanish moss a parasite, too? Someone brought me some from Kentucky and it looks like that only greenish gray.Patrizzi Intergarlicticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047084173908563600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-14229261552764628152008-05-05T08:56:00.000-07:002008-05-05T08:56:00.000-07:00Good point, Bernie. It changes the ecology, theref...Good point, Bernie. It changes the ecology, therefore it *is* the ecology in a way...<BR/><BR/>Bibi, the answer's on your wonderful blog.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-21588697029728789062008-05-05T02:43:00.000-07:002008-05-05T02:43:00.000-07:00I guess it's thanks to their attractivenss that pa...I guess it's thanks to their attractivenss that parasite plants survive--mistletoe's a parasite, too, and look what great press it's received over the centuries! Nice photo---didn't know about this strangler. (And I'm thick...you said you were GF on my blog this a.m....what does that stand for? I know the F is probably "first"!)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241553607254199559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-52094423266898660702008-05-04T22:01:00.000-07:002008-05-04T22:01:00.000-07:00That's creepy-cool. One of the links at the Wikipe...That's creepy-cool. One of the links at the Wikipedia article was to an NPR story, which reported recent research that concluded that Cuscuta can "smell" its prey …<BR/><BR/>This plant is the vegetal equivalent of slang: we disapprove, call it a weed, fight it off—yet it changes the ecology, & who's to say that's somehow bad?John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-46338027852618281902008-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:002008-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:00Diva, I'd say eating those blackberries ought to p...Diva, I'd say eating those blackberries ought to put them in their place.<BR/><BR/>USElaine, I don't know if it means you'd have to strangle people but I'd say you'd be a fool to do so! (Maybe you'd be a doddering fool to strangle plants?)<BR/><BR/>Marley, I had to Google Bind Weed. Another pretty parasite.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-75545661882196754102008-05-04T14:07:00.000-07:002008-05-04T14:07:00.000-07:00Very Strange. I've never heard of this before. It ...Very Strange. I've never heard of this before. It looks like a colourful version of our Bind Weed, that does a similar thing.marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472265054401361817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-50002854830803974502008-05-04T12:52:00.000-07:002008-05-04T12:52:00.000-07:00I never knew about this plant. Thanks for the intr...I never knew about this plant. Thanks for the introduction. If I'm a doddering old fool, does that mean I strangle people?USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-67697226434993087832008-05-04T10:35:00.000-07:002008-05-04T10:35:00.000-07:00It is a pretty plant-too bad it strangles the host...It is a pretty plant-too bad it strangles the host.<BR/>In the northwest we have wild blackberries which would take over houses, bridges, highways if not controlled.<BR/>In August the berries are deliciious, however.divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06795959375931329350noreply@blogger.com