Western Spotted Coralroot

The Spotted Coralroots, both the ordinary and the western variety are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest forests at this time of the year. It is rare to be out hiking and not see them. This example was photographed near Leavenworth, Washington near where I photographed the Clustered Lady's Slipper. Like all the other Coralroots these are leafless and without chlorophyll and use a fungus to get their nutrients from the soil.

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