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Hypopitys monotropa
Called a Saprophyte in my plant book. It is a myco-heterotroph. It parasites fungi that are in mycorrhizal relationships with vascular plants.
Pacific temperate rain forest of hemlock, fir, Big-leaf maple, and Red alder. Understory of Salal, Vanilla leaf, and Oregon grape.
Found near the Diez Vistas hiking trail.
Spotted on Aug 13, 2011
Submitted on Aug 16, 2011
4 Comments
Nice spotting, could you please add this to my mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1487...
Hi Behn,
Thanks for your comments. I have now read the articles in wiki - and am very interested because these plants are favourites of mine.
Really cool spotting!
For what its worth, Pinesap is neither a mushroom, nor a saprophyte (saprophytes don't technically exist). It is a myco-heterotroph in the Heath family (Ericaceae) that has parasites off of fungi, generally the Bolete mushrooms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myco-hetero...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detritivore...