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Woodland Pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
45.3942, -75.5104
Field Notes
Description:
Pine-drops is a nonphotosynthetic, parasitic plant that obtains nutrients from its host via mutualistic fungal hyphae that form connections between the roots of the parasite and its host plant.
Habitat:
Mixed woods close to a large marsh.
Notes:
Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.
Conservation Status: imperiled (S2) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe).
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 9, 2018
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