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Pinesap

Hypopitys monotropa

Description:

This is a Saprophyte, it does no photosynthesizing of its own. Connected to Conifer roots via fungus.

Habitat:

mature conferous forests of the pacific northwest.

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1 Comment

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

interesting find!! a little mysterious! first of a kind.

IanVillanueva
Spotted by
IanVillanueva

British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Jun 15, 2011
Submitted on May 9, 2012

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