I have found 4 types of heterotrophic plants - 1. Parasites Plants, which grow on other living organisms and draw nourishment therefrom, are called parasites, and the living organisms attacked are referred to as the hosts. Many fungi lead parasiti... read more
Some examples of heterotrophic plants are Venus flytraps, sundews, pitcher plants and fungi. These plants are unusual in that they derive nutrition from living things instead of photosynthesis. Fungi, such as mushrooms, absorb their nutrients from the medium they are growing on. read more
I have found 4 types of heterotrophic plants - 1. Parasites Plants, which grow on other living organisms and draw nourishment therefrom, are called parasites, and the living organisms attacked are referred to as the hosts. read more
ADVERTISEMENTS: List of nine heterotrophic plants:- 1. Parasites 2. Saprophytes 3. Symbionts 4. Insectivorous or Carnivorous Plants 5. Nepenthes or Pitcher Plant 6. Drosera or Sundew 7. Utricularia or Bladderwort 8. Dionaea or Venus’s Fly-Trap 9. Aldrovanda. Heterotrophic Plant # 1. read more