WHAT DOES SNOW PLANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Sarcodes
Sarcodes is a monotypic genus of a single springtime flowering plant in the heath family containing the single species
Sarcodes sanguinea, commonly called the
snow plant or
snow flower. It is a parasitic plant that derives sustenance and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that attach to roots of trees. It is unable to photosynthesize nutrients. Ectomycorrhizal symbioses involve a mutualism between a plant root and a fungus; the plant provides fixed carbon to the fungus and in return, the fungus provides mineral nutrients, water and protection from pathogens to the plant. The snow plant takes advantage of this mutualism by tapping into the network and stealing sugars from the photosynthetic partner by way of the fungus. The plant's aboveground tissue is its inflorescence, a raceme of bright scarlet red flowers wrapped in many straplike, pointed bracts with fringed edges, themselves bright red to orange in color.
Sarcodes sanguinea is native to western North America from Oregon through the mountains of California into Baja California.
Definition of snow plant in the English dictionary
The definition of snow plant in the dictionary is a saprophytic plant, Sarcodes sanguinea, of mountain pine forests of W North America, having a fleshy scaly reddish stalk, no leaves, and pendulous scarlet flowers that are often produced before the snow melts: family Monotropaceae.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNOW PLANT»
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Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada
Interesting Facts: The herbage contains andromedotoxin. An infusion made from
a related species (L. axillaris) was rubbed on to treat rheumatism. Snow Plant (
Sarcodes sanguinea) Description: This red, fleshy, saprophytic plant with
scalelike ...
Ray S. Vizgirdas, Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas,
2009
2
A Nature Guide to the Southwest Tahoe Basin: Including ...
(as if feeding hummingbirds was not enough already). The Snow Plant's unusual
lifestyle affords it a couple of formidable advantages: • Since no chlorophyll is
necessary, the whole plant can be red—a much more visible and attractive
beacon ...
Charles Quinn, Rebecca Chaplin, David Cardinal,
2006
3
Biology: The Dynamic Science
(C) Snow plant (Sarcodes sanguinea), which pops up in the deep humus ofshady
conifer forests after snow has melted in spring. This species lacks chlorophyll and
does not photosynthesize. Instead its roots intertwine with hyphae ofsoil fungi ...
Peter Russell, Paul Hertz, Beverly McMillan,
2011
4
Library of Congress Subject Headings
S55 (Botany)] UF Plants and snow Snow and plants Snow-plant relationships BT
Plant-water relationships Vegetation and climate Plant societies USE Plant
communities Plant-soil relationships (May Subd Geog) UF Plants and soil Soil-
plant ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office,
2009
5
Library of Congress Subject Headings
$55) x Plants and snow Snow and plants Snow-plant relationships xx Plant-water
relationships Vegetation and climate Plant societies See Plant communities Plant
-soil relationships sa Crops and soils Plants, Effect of soil acidity on Plants, ...
Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division,
1980
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
S55 (Botany)] UF Plants and snow Snow and plants Snow-plant relationships BT
Plant-water relationships Vegetation and climate Plant societies USE Plant
communities Plant-soil relationships (May Subd Geog) UF Plants and soil Soil-
plant ...
7
Oregon's Best Wildflower Hikes, Southwest Region
In mid-May, this is the best spot to find the bright red snow plant. Look on the
ground for Snow Plant Sarcodes sanguinea HEIGHT: 6 to 12 inches BLOOMS:
May The brilliant red color of snow plant attracts attention. The fleshy stems may
be i ...
8
Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail
The damp earth alongside the trail was broken by an emerging snow plant. The
red plant erupted from the soil like a miniature volcano. “Look at this, you guys,” I
called to Dionne and Erika. “It's a snow plant.” “Trippy,” said Dionne. “It looks like
...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
S§5 (Botany)] UF Plants and snow Snow and plants Snow-plant relationships BT
Plant-water relationships Vegetation and climate Plant societies USE Plant
communities Plant-soil relationships (May Subd Geog) UF Plants and soil Soil-
plant ...
Library of Congress,
2006
10
Plants of the Tahoe Basin: Flowering Plants, Trees, and ...
Snow plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) •6 to 12 inches • early season • shady forest
This highly recognizable, non- photosynthesizing species is a common sight in
upper montane forests, pushing through the snow- covered humus layer like an ...