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Pterospora andromedea
The old stems, 2-3 feet tall, are last year's plants, persistent through the winter. The new shoot is this year's plant, just beginning to poke through the pine-needle duff.
Open, dry Ponderosa pine forest.
Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge/Yamsay Mountain.
Spotted on Jun 7, 2018
Submitted on Nov 29, 2019
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Interesting spotting; I'd never heard of this type of plant before. Thanks for sharing!