Genus
Pleuricospora (Fringed pinesaps)
Pleuricospora fimbriolata. Photo: (c) randomtruth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Pleuricospora is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the heath family containing the single species Pleuricospora fimbriolata, which is known by the common name fringed pinesap. It is native to the forests of the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the San Francisco Bay Area. This perennial herb is a mycoheterotroph, parasitizing fungi for nutrients. It is yellowish, cream or white in color, lacking chlorophyll, with the tips of the bracts darkening…
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