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Snow Plant (Sarcodes sanguinea Torr.) By Forest Jay Gauna. The common name of this plant is considerably less grotesque than its scientific name, given it by John Torrey, a famous New York botanist of the 19th Century.
Sarcodes is the monotypic genus of a north-west American flowering springtime plant in the heath family (Ericaceae), containing the single species Sarcodes sanguinea, commonly called the snow plant or snow flower. It is a parasitic plant that derives sustenance and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that attach to tree roots.
Snow plant is the only mycotrophic wildflower in the heath (Ericaceae) that is not a ghostly white color or various shades of reddish to purplish brown. Snow plant's distribution is local. It is uncommon in its habitat.
Why the Snow Plant is one of the co... The snow plant’s scientific name, sarcodes sanguinea , roughly translates to “the bloody flesh-like thing.” The snow plant does not need the sun to survive. It derives its nutrients from fungi in the soil, placing it in the mycotrophic category.
Snow Plant is the free-thinking radical of wildflower society, eschewing photosynthesis altogether in favor of a symbiotic relationship with underground fungi. As a result, the entire aboveground section of the plant is free to be a traffic-stopping bright red.
Photo Essay: It's always exciting to find the deep red Snow Plant, sticking up out of snow or nestled in a bank of pine needles. This photo essay from PlantID.net shows its reproductive features in shots through a microscope.
One of many native Sierra Nevada plants of interest is the Snow plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) The vibrant red color is stunning, the conical shape is unique, and it is a forerunner of spring flowers that will soon follow. The Snow Plant intrigues plant lovers because it lacks chlorophyll.
Sarcodes is a monotypic genus of a single springtime flowering plant in the heath family (Ericaceae) containing the single species Sarcodes sanguinea, commonly called the snow plant or snow flower. It is a parasitic plant that derives sustenance and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that attach to roots of trees.
The snow plant is the sole species in a monotypic genus, and is found in medium to high elevation regions of California and Oregon, from the San Jacinto Mountains to the southern Cascades.
Thanks to its cheating, the snow plant is a beautiful and unusual shade of red. It doesn't need green chlorophyll in its leaves because it doesn't photosynthesize. The relationship...