@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:
@thebiologistisn ("Dr. Darren Abbey") wrote:
Ghost plant (Monotropa uniflora) is one of my favorite plants.
They rely exclusively on soil fungus for their energy. Attempts to transplant have a -very- high failure rate because the fungus they rely on is left behind & the new site is unlikely to have compatible fungi.
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@jeffvandermeer ("Jeff VanderMeer") wrote:
Wow. Never seen these before in my life. Don't know if I'm looking at a flower or fungus. Bear Creek Educational Forest. #VanderWild
