Three white and red striped mycoheterotrophic plants on the forest floor. They look cool.

Hello! These candy-striped sugarsticks want to wish you a happy holiday season, full of sweetness! #mycoheterotrophic #candycanes

Thismia filiformis Chantanaorr.
Khao Yai National Park, Thailand 🇹🇭

#botany #plants #mycoheterotrophic #Thismiaceae #Thismia #fairylantern

Thismia mirabilis K. Larsen
Khao Yai National Park, Thailand 🇹🇭

#botany #plants #mycoheterotrophic #Thismiaceae #Thismia #fairylantern

Sarcodes sanguinea found yesterday in the Tahoe National Forest. This mycoheterotrophic plant parasitizes Rhizopogon ellenae and is endemic to California, northern Bana California and southern Oregon and fruits in the spring, often near morels.

#botany #sarcodes #mycoheterotrophic #photography

Newly discovered fairy lantern species can't photosynthesize Researchers found Thismia aliasii, a rare forest plant in Malaysia that glows and feeds on fungi instead of sunlight.

Newly discovered fairy lantern species can’t photosynthesize: Researchers found Thismia aliasii, a rare forest plant in Malaysia that glows and feeds on fungi instead of sunlight.

#FairyLantern #ThismiaAliasii #Mycoheterotrophic #PlantDiscovery #Conservation #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

In the dense forests of Kuala Berang, #Terengganu, #Malaysia I had the privilege of spotting the elusive #Thismia alba-complex, a rare, #mycoheterotrophic plant often called a "fairy lantern."

#Biodiversity #Conservation #Rainforest #Thismia #Mycoheterotrophy #Fieldwork