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This mycoheterotrophic orchid has no chlorophyll, so it makes no energy for itself. Each flower is less than 5 mm in size. Pic #3 shows shows the whole plant, it is growing from the ground with brownish/reddish leafs.
Tropical forest.
Spotted on Nov 15, 2018
Submitted on Nov 15, 2018
3 Comments
It is a fascinating relationship between this plant's roots and the mycelium of an underground fungi. Indian Pipe is another more widely-known mycoheterotrophic plant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myco-heter...
It doesn't looks like it is attached to roots, in Pic#3, it looks like its growing from the ground/soil.
Does it attach to roots?