Western Spotted Coralroot

[ronaldhanko]

Without chlorophyll, leafless and living off decaying material in the soil.



Serendipity and Orchids: Whidbey Island

[WhiteRabbit]

Cool - I find leafless plants so interesting

[ronaldhanko]

We have a lot of them here in the Northwest, and not only orchids - maybe it's the climate.

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by ronaldhanko

We have a lot of them here in the Northwest, and not only orchids - maybe it's the climate.

Are you implying that there may be a lack of sun?

[ronaldhanko]

We don't always have a lot of sun:-) That's one downer involved in living here. They say, in fact, that the lack of sunshine is the reason we have the highest incidence of MS in the country.

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by ronaldhanko

We don't always have a lot of sun:-) That's one downer involved in living here. They say, in fact, that the lack of sunshine is the reason we have the highest incidence of MS in the country.

oh wow - I have never heard that about MS

[ronaldhanko]

The docs here usually advise people to take vitamin D.

[SlipperGirl]

I think coralroot is so cool looking

[ronaldhanko]

They are so unusual that even though the flowers are small we never pass them by.