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| | APSnet Education Center - Introductions to the Major Pathogen Groups - Introduction to Parasitic Flowering Plants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | The other large family of root hemiparasites, Santalaceae, is more tropical in distribution but many species (such as Thesium) also favor open or disturbed habitats, pre-adapting them to weedy situations. |
 | | ), a shrub in Santalaceae that is endemic to the Appalachians. |
 | | Indeed, the opposite is true for Santalum album, which is extensively cultivated because it is the source for santalol, a compound used in the preparation of perfumes, cosmetics, and medicine. |
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