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Pinedrops
(Pterospora andromedea)
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Form:
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1-3 feet tall, single stem, reddish-brown. Depends on
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associated fungi for nutrition.
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Leaves:
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Scalelike, reddish brown, crowded toward stem base.
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Flowers:
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Small about 1/4 inch long, yellowish brown, bell or urn
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shaped, pendent on short stalks.
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Habitat:
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Humus soils beneath Ponderosa pine or Douglas fir.
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