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woodland pinedrops

Pterospora andromedea

Woodland pinedrops are unique plants that grow in shady forests. They don't have green leaves because they get their food from the trees around them instead of the sun.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The woodland pinedrops is a strange, leafless plant with a thick, reddish-brown or yellowish stalk emerging from the forest floor. It has many small, bell-shaped, whitish-pink flowers that hang downwards, making it look unique among green forest plants.

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woodland pinedrops

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

It relies on specific underground fungi that also grow connected to pine trees!

It spends most of its life hidden underground, only sending up a stalk to flower!

This plant is named for its droopy flowers that look like tiny bells!

Unlike most plants, pinedrops don't have green leaves because they don't photosynthesize!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Fungal Feeder

Woodland pinedrops can grow without sunlight by secretly 'feeding' on fungi that live near pine roots, instead of making its own food.

Fähigkeit

Invisible Network

Woodland pinedrops has special root structures that connect to underground fungal networks, helping it absorb nutrients from its hidden host.

Fähigkeit

Tiny Traveler

Woodland pinedrops has incredibly tiny, dust-like seeds that can be carried long distances by wind, helping it spread to new forest homes.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-40 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-0.8 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Wine-cap Rhizopogon

Rhizopogon vinicolor

steals nutrients from this underground fungus

pollinates

American Bumblebee

Bombus pensylvanicus

attracts bumblebees to help spread its pollen

depends on

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

indirectly relies on this tree's relationship with fungi

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Do not touch or eat wild plants without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von woodland pinedrops?

10-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von woodland pinedrops?

0.5-0.8 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von woodland pinedrops?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von woodland pinedrops?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von woodland pinedrops?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von woodland pinedrops?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von woodland pinedrops?

Insekten

Wo findet man woodland pinedrops normalerweise?

Forests

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