Apr 27, 2023
Parasitic plant alert pt 2: dropping to my knees and screaming all over again when I see all the bear corn nearby that I missed while looking at the orchid
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Parasitic plant alert pt 2: dropping to my knees and screaming all over again when I see all the bear corn nearby that I missed while looking at the orchid
Squawlroot
Conopholis Americana
In other parasitic plant news, the bear corn is up! The red oak in the bottom photo hosted many hundreds of stems
Chlorophyll-less parasitic plant alert! Flower spikes of Conopholis americana aka cancer root or bear corn emerge on the forest floor near the oaks it parasitizes.
(PS-there is also a common name for this plant with a racist+sexist slur in it, please do not use it)
Bear corn appreciation post
Went to the creek, there were trees and birds and rocks and things
Botanical outreach in the Donkey Coffee bathroom