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CHILE : One of the weirdest parasitic plants in the world, Tristerix aphyllus (Tropical Mistletoe Family : Loranthaceae) parasitizes cacti like Trichocereus chiloensis Eulychnia species. It spends its entire life living inside these hosts, only bursting out to flower a la the alien chest-burst from the H.R.Giger movie that terrified any child of the 1980s.

The Red flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and the white squishy fruits are spread by birds.

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