Osyris alba L.

Osyris alba is a common Mediterranean perennial. Although it has green stems and leaves which phoyosynthesize, undersground it connects to roots of other plants and steals nutrients. This type of plants are called hemiparasites.

A perennial herbaceous plant, common throughout the Mediterranean. It is a semi-parasite that is invading gardens and parks.

Description: English: Osyris alba, Crete, Greece. Date: 8 April 2016. Source: Own work. Author: Robert Flogaus-Faust. Other versions: https://nafoku.de/rff/e/osyralb0.htm.