Album Strange Things

A few interesting botanical sightings from my recent hikes:


Ceratocystis sp. fungal infection
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I had not seen this morphology of the parasitic plant, Arceuthobium douglasii, before. It looks very similar to coniferous tree foliage, but with a significantly reduced amount of chlorophyll.
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I saw one in France this spring with the entire motor housing burnt up (probably caused by fire) but it was still in one piece.
 
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