Amazing Seedlings of Amarbel

       Amarbel or Swarnalata i.e., Cuscuta reflexa of Convolvuliaceae is  a slender leafless,nongreen yellow twining vine parasite on other Angiosperms.Students of the primary classes are very familiar with this plant as it's name is uttered during the study of nutrition chapter.It propagates by seed which germinates to a Seedling. This young one shows peculiarity during the search of the host.                                                      At very early stage it becomes very long filament possessing few green pigments but looses the root.It's cotyledons are under developed and it lenghen the filament tip by the expence of the reserve food.When the host is available, immediately the filament coils round the host and pushes it's hostoria to suck the food.The search process continue for days, but if the search of host is unsuccessful then the Seedling dies.