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Saprophytes of the Appalachian
7 Spottings
3 Members
Mission Description
To help find some of the most rare and hard to find plants in the world
their small stature and lack of color and short and varying times of bloom are a great contributor to this
They have "leaves" that are close to the stem like the mission photo
They have no bloom
Some of the most common are coral root orchis and monotropaceas
Mission Instructions
Find the saprophytes in their natural habitat describe and photograph the plant(s) from a close(>1 meter) and moderately far (3-4 meters) vantage points
Describe surrounding plants (ex. White pines, mountain laurels, and other saprophytes)
DO NOT PICK SOME ARE HIGHLY ENDANGERED
They don't grow anywhere but pine forest micro-biomes ESPECIALLY NOT IN GARDENS
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