#allotropa

Candy stick, a.k.a. sugar stick (Allotropa virgata), 3,500 ft. in elevation in the old growth forest, is a flowering plant native to Oregon that lacks chlorophyll and thus depends on fungi for nourishment. #allotropa #nativeplants #oregon #naturephotography

Sugarstick (Allotropa virgata) is a plant that lacks chlorophyll and feeds exclusively on Matsutake mycelium, drawing nutrients from nearby plants. I was so excited to find this, I’ll return in fall to look for Matsutake. #fungi #allotropa #matsutake #fungifriends #plants