Woodland Pinedrop

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Description
Known commonly as a woodland pinedrop, this Pterospora andromedea plant is a mycoheterotroph. It relies on a parasitic relationship with fungi, as it has no chlorophyll and is not capable of photosynthesis. This one was found in Saskatchewan's Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.
Taken By
Emily Bamforth
Taken On
July 13, 2020
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fungi pinedrop cypress hills saskatchewan
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