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Field Notes

Description:

Snow flowers appear after the snow has melted in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Flowers emerge from the ground in early spring and fade after a short, brilliant display. We found several of these on the North Grove trail.

Habitat:

Sierra Nevada mountains.

Notes:

USA: CA. Calaveras Co. Calaveras Big Trees State Park, 06 Jun 2010

Species ID Suggestions

Sarcodes sanguinea

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Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette
This is an awesome spotting! It took me a bit of research to find the latin name for this plant. It's really interesting. I love parasitic blooms. Sanguinea is the only species in the genus.

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PublishedMay 28, 2011

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