Haynes Mexican cancer-root - Conopholis alpina Leibman var. mexicana
by:
Honza
Location/Trail:
Horton Creek Trail #285Date sighted:
5/12/2012Season:
SummerConopholis alpina var. mexicana is yellowish-white with brown highlights and cream colored flowers. This parasitic plant (lives off the nutrients it gets from the roots of woody plants - has no chlorophyl) grows as a clump of several stems usually under Ponderosa Pine, and is usually no taller than 8 inches. |
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