Snow Plant

(Sarcodes sanguinea)

Description:

Parasitic plant that derives sustenance and nutrients from fungi that attach to roots of trees. Near Lake Fulmar, part of the Vista Grande site. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California.

Date Taken: 2010:06:04 17:21

Location:

Fulmor Lake
Idyllwild, California
United States
5410.36 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/13

File Name: JCD9852.SnowPlant

© 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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