General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
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| Plant Spread: |
This is a symbiotic plant that relies on certain fungi living in the litter of conifer forests of California & Western Nevada. |
| Leaves: |
Other: Only inflorescence visible above ground
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| Fruiting Time: |
Late spring or early summer
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Red
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
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| Underground structures: |
Taproot
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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Posted by
MLewis (Northern Nevada - Zone 6b) on Jul 3, 2015 11:20 AM concerning plant:
Sarcodes is a parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll and lives via a symbiotic relationship between the plant and native fungi. Sarcodes fixes carbon for the fungi, and gets nutrients it lacks in return.
Only visible in bloom, the bright red you see is just the inflorescence. Bloom time is late spring to early summer.
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