#achlorophyllous

[robotblues]

Spotted coralroot,  Corallorhiza maculata, Olympia, WA

[lovecraftsgarden]

Hydnora africana

According to some, this plant is also known as ‘Gidnora’, however when I try to search the term, I can’t find any official literature, just pictures. There is only one species in this genus.

Also- not a mushroom. It’s a parasitic plant. And it produces a fruit that apparently tastes like a potato.

EDIT: I have been bamboozled! Actually jk I’m just a ding dong, but friendly neighborhood botanist TreeMigration was kind enough to point it out. Hydnora africana is NOT monotypic, and actually has several equally weird related species. Please check out his write-up here.

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[lovecraftsgarden]

Cuscuta sp.

Dodder, Devil’s Hair, Wizard’s Net, Hellbine, Strangleweed

A leafless vining parasitic plant that can be a huge pest for a lot of crop species. It projects little rootlike growths called haustoria into the host plant’s vascular system in order to take needed water and nutrients. If seedlings can’t find a host in five to ten days, they die.

[photorator]

Another achlorophyllous plant rare orchid Hexalectris spicata Spiked Crested Coralroot