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After moving to Southern California I stumbled across these while hiking in the mountains. At first I was sure that they were a fungus. Turns out, they're a pla
by daveslash 7y ago
After moving to Southern California I stumbled across these while hiking in the mountains. At first I was sure that they were a fungus. Turns out, they're a plant. Red, parasitic, plants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcodes
Edit: Another similar plant which grow all around where I grew up in Maine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropa_uniflora https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropa_uniflora
- strainer 7y agoMedical herbalist, Yarrow Willard enthuses about these 'saprophytes' in this video[1] Many will find his outlook completely fanciful ( he says they are nervines of the forest) but I think its positive and he is experienced in ways. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI8s01q0Ojk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI8s01q0Ojk