Assertion: mistletoe's leaf | /r/HasProperty | reduced to scale
Facets:
value: in other species
type: OTHER
value: similarly
type: MANNER
value: in several genera
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In general, holoparasites tend to have leaves reduced to scales (or absent in Hydnoraceae), succulent stems, and a primary haustorium (derived from the seedling radicle).
text: In several genera, leaves are reduced to scales.
text: Similarly, leaves that are not needed for photosynthesis may be reduced to scales, and parasite colour may range from cream to yellow to purple, since chlorophyll production is unnecesary.
text: This non-aggressive pathogen’s leaves have been reduced to scales.
text: Many species, including the Christmas mistletoes , produce fleshy, rigid mature leaves, but in other species the leaves are reduced to scales.