New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Snow Plant |
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Snowplant |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| 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 |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Posted by MLewis (Northern Nevada - Zone 6b) on Jul 3, 2015 11:20 AM 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. [ Reply to this comment | |
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