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Pterospora andromedea
Underneath pine trees in thick pine needle litter.
There are a neat saprophytic plant. Lacking any chlorophyll they cannot do photosynthesis, but rely on dead and decaying matter for nutrition similar to many bacteria and fungi species.
Spotted on Jul 10, 2012
Submitted on Jul 10, 2012
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Thanks Angel. I have known about these plants for a long time, but haven't been in their habitat in the right time of year before. It was my first time seeing this plant and I was pretty excited!
Cool spotting!