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Posted: 16 May 2012

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Pine drop

Pine drop
Pterospora andromeda. A curious higher plant related to blueberry that is native to the coniferous or mixed forests of North America. It has lost all its chlorophyll and lives in a parasitic relationship with a fungus. Here's the Wikipedia writeup: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_drop. This specimen is in the Sierra Nevada, California, near Ebbets Pass.

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 William Sutherland
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Stunning shot!

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10 years ago.
 Pam J
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Nature always has trump cards like this !

Wonderful !
10 years ago.
 tiabunna
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Isn't it fascinating how things evolve to meet specialised slots in the environment.
10 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to tiabunna club
The problem, of course, from the standpoint of geologic time is that becoming too specialized, whatever the short-term benefit, leaves you much more vulnerable to extinction!
10 years ago.
 slgwv
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Thanks, everyone!
10 years ago.

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