These photos represent the focal organisms of this study, showcasing the two mycoheterotrophic plant species and their respective fungal symbionts: A) Sarcodes sanguinea; B) Corallorhiza striata; C) Rhizopogon ellenae; and D) Tomentella fuscocinerea.

Ectomycorrhizal fungal composition shows structured spatial variation around Sarcodes sanguinea & Corallorhiza striata

New #AJB reearch by Christopher Bivins & Alija Mujic

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#plantscience #botany #Ericaceae #Orchidaceae #fungi #ecology

Habitat and flowering habit of Monotropa callistoma.

#NewSpecies!
Monotropa callistoma
A newly discovered #ericaceae from #china!

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A small egg-shaped flower with a constricted opening at its tip. The receptacle is green and hairy.

From below, the four red petal tips can easily be seen, roughly forming a square with a hole in its center at the flower’s opening. Inside, yellow anthers crowd around a central pistil.

I don’t often notice these flowers before they wither and give rise to pale blueish berries. The blooms are numerous, but exceptionally tiny. The fruits are sparsely hairy and quite edible.

#NeotropicalBlueberry #Ericaceae #Houseplant

Infructescence of Agapetes lichengii.

#NewSpecies!
Agapetes lichengii
A newly discovered ericaceae from #china!

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#OA #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #plants #ericaceae

Phylogeny and diversity of fruit types in Ericaceae, with representative images of mature fruit morphology.

A step into the shadows: Evolutionary shifts in fruit structure and dispersal strategies in Asian mycoheterotrophic #Ericaceae

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FloraObscura article by Sorokin et al.

Photo credit: Mikhail S. Romanov

#anemochory #endozoochory

Picture of a cluster of 5 small, fluffy white flowers with dark green leaves in the background

Leucopogon obovatus

Like many of the Beard-Heaths, this species of Leucopogon has delightfully fluffy flowers!

This particular species is endemic to coastal areas in southern parts of Western Australia.
#ozflora #wildoz #Ericaceae #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist #nature

Ceratostema limonensis in situ.

#NewSpecies
Ceratostema limonensis
A newly discovered #ericaceae from #ecuador

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The very rare South African orchid Disa elegans fl owers only after fi re and is pollinated by large chafer beetles that feed on dilute nectar secreted on the surface of the purple tips of the lip and the lateral petals. Image credit: Steven Johnson.

Check out the Highlights from the latest issue of the #AJB!

Featuring #blueberries, #Ericaceae, #orchid, #pollination, #saguaro, #cactus, #polyploidy... and more!

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Adventurous hike (off trail scramble through rhododendron) to a gorgeous heath bald at chimney tops. #heathbald #Ericaceae #rhododendron #mountainlaurel #lichen #chimneytops #grateful @tremontinstitute.bsky.social

Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
#vacciniumvitisidaea #lingonberry #foxberry #mountaincranberry #cowberry #ericaceae #lowbushcranberry #wildberries #edibleberries #pinkflower #flowerphotography #naturelover #nature #Norway

2020/06/12
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Arbutus unedo L.
#botany #Ericaceae #plantsci #PlantBlindnesss #angiosperms
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Autumn berries in a coastal heathland, Nova Scotia

Wonderful display of #autumn #Ericaceae #berries this week in our #coastal #heathlands! Pictured:
#Vaccinium vitis-idaea #lingonberry,
V. angustifolium #blueberry,
Empetrum nigrum #crowberry,
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi #bearberry,
V. macrocarpon #cranberry,
Gaylussacia bigeloviana #huckleberry

Erica multiflora L. bruc d’hivern · família: Ericaceae · regió biogeogràfica: mediterrània · forma biològica: nanofaneròfit perennifoli · hàbitat: matollars · rang altitudinal: 630 m

Erica multiflora L. bruc d’hivern · família: Ericaceae · regió biogeogràfica: mediterrània · forma biològica: nanofaneròfit perennifoli · hàbitat: matollars · rang altitudinal: 630 m

Erica multiflora L. bruc d’hivern · família: Ericaceae · regió biogeogràfica: mediterrània · forma biològica: nanofaneròfit perennifoli · hàbitat: matollars · rang altitudinal: 630 m

Erica multiflora L. bruc d’hivern · família: Ericaceae · regió biogeogràfica: mediterrània · forma biològica: nanofaneròfit perennifoli · hàbitat: matollars · rang altitudinal: 630 m

Erica tetralix L.

#EricaTetralix #Heather #Heathland #Ericaceae #Botany #Plants #Flora #NaturePhotography #Ecology #Rosslyng #Flowers #Wildflower #Flowerphotography #Norway

Azalée De la chatte

Une azalée est un arbuste à fleurs appartenant à la famille des Ericaceae, souvent cultivé pour sa floraison spectaculaire au printemps. #Fleur #Arbuste #Floraison #Jardin #Ericaceae

The ever so eye catching #Andersonia lehmanniana! I believe this is the autonym subsp. lehmanniana. Based on it being more erect, flowers on the end of branches and distribution! One of my fav genera (I have to many) of #Ericaceae!

Arbousier, en juillet donc fruits encore verts

L' #arbousier
Extrêmement résistant à la sécheresse, se comporte avec le gros gel comme pour un incendie: repart de la souche.

Fleurit en automne/hiver, donc très intéressant.

Persistant, peut devenir assez haut, 7-8m

Fruits meilleurs cuits que crus. Avec […]

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Check out @justkathe.bsky.social talk on #Cavendishia #Ericaceae phylogenomics at 5pm tonight in Olympia I! 🫐⛰️🧬

#LagoLab #evol2025

#NewSpecies!
Erica hessequae
A newly discovered #ericaceae from #southafrica!

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New species and new records in Agarista (Ericaceae) from the Peruvian Andes Agarista (Ericaceae) is currently represented in Peru by three species. Here, we update this number to five, adding new taxa based on the recognition of a taxonomic novelty and new records. The new s....

Yes! #Andean #mountains continuing to provide #NewSpecies. This time in #Ericaceae family, from #Peru.

#PlantHunters
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Photo of a leafy shoot bearing narrow rosemary-like leaves and dangling, urn-shaped, white flowers.

Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia is a monotypic genus from the chaparral of San Diego Co. and adjacent Mexico. As the epithet says, it has opposite leaves, and the fruits are dryish drupes. What a beauty! 😍 📷: John Rusk CCBY2 #Ericaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Photo of a leafy shoot bearing dangling, broadly bell-shaped, white flowers. Photo by Scott Zona CC BY-NC 2.0.

Zenobia pulverulenta is the only species in the genus and is endemic to the Southeast USA. It has broadly bell-shaped flowers and capsular fruits. I’ve seen this one only in cultivation, never in the wild. #Ericaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Close-up photo of a small, white plant emerging above the leaf litter. It has a dense cluster of white flowers.

Pleuricospora fimbriolata is another mycoheterotroph (gets carbs by tapping into the mutualism between trees & mycorrhizae). This is one of the 11 genera & only 13 spp in the Monotropoideae. Most genera are monotypic, as is Pleuricospera. 📷: Bryce Strobel CCBY4 #Ericaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Close-up photo of a group of non-green plants emerging above the leaf litter. The upright flowers are pink.

Hemitomes congestum of the Pacific Northwest is similar in morphology to Monotropsis of Eastern N. America, but I don’t think I’d ever mistake them in the field. I’ve never seen this one in the wild. This fabulous photo is by Alan Rockefeller CCBY4. ❤️❤️❤️ #Ericaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Close-up photo of a group of non-green plants emerging above the leaf litter. The nodding inflorescences have pinkish flowers that open toward the ground.

Monotropsis odorata is another mycoheterotroph. No chlorophyll needed. Most of the chloroplast genome is missing. This is one of two species: this one is from the SE USA, the other is endemic to FL.
📷: Sam Taylor CCBY4 #Ericaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Photo of a bright red, erect stalk emerging from leaf litter bearing red scale leaves and red flowers. Photo by Scott Zona CC BY-NC 2.0.

Here’s a stand-out species from western N Amer: Sarcodes sanguinea, a mycoheterotroph. It has no chlorophyll & gets its carbs from mycorrhizae, which get their carbs from trees & shrubs. The name for this species translates to “flesh-like & bloody”! How gothic. #Ericaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Photo of the inflorescence bearing small, pendulous, white, urn-shaped flowers.

Now that I live in NC, I have fallen in love with Oxydendrum arboreum. It is a small tree with delicate, little, urn-shaped flowers and fiery fall foliage. 📷: Wendy Cutler CCBY4. #Ericaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱