slgwv's photos with the keyword: Pterospora andromeda

Pine drop

13 Jun 2014 2 154
Pterospora andromeda .

Pine drop

16 May 2012 1 5 168
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.