Stock Photo: Woodland Pine Drop (Pterospora Andromedea)
ID 301414098 © Mfbenard | Megapixl.com
Two stalks of a red Woodland Pine Drop (Pterospora andromedea) growing out of the ground. This flowering plant lacks chlorophyll, and it takes carbon from pine trees with the help of fungi. Observed in July in Grand Teton National Park.
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