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The Beauty of Sarcodes

The Beauty of plants
The Beauty of Sarcodes by joSon

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Photographer: joSon (see profile)
Competition: Competition 16
Category: The Beauty of Plants
Location: Fallen Leaf Lake Trail, South Lake Tahoe, California, United States

Description

A colony of Sarcodes sanguinea (snow plants), growing in the pine forest in the Fallen Leaf Lake Trail. Sarcodes is a monospecific genus which lacks chlorophyll, they are parasitic plants sustained by fungi.

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