snow plant

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snow plant

A fleshy saprophytic plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) of the mountains of western North America, having a scaly reddish stalk and scarlet flowers.

snow plant

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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

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snow plant - a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground

Sarcodes sanguinea

wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant

genus Sarcodes, Sarcodes - snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae

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family Monotropaceae genus Sarcodes Monotropaceae Protococcus Sarcodes Sarcodes sanguinea			The crimson snow plant invigorates the meadows in the spring, and it and other flowers follow the melting snow up into the high country. Lassen Peak National Park by Lynette Tyson / Reference and Education community More than 90 percent of the forest is not easily accessible to the public and there are still many pristine areas: Groves of yellow ponderosa at Big Cienega Springs; chaparral yucca jutting from the snow in the winters at Upper Tujunga; Lewis Falls cascading into a gorge; lupine, wild mustard and lipstick-red snow plants painting the landscape; great-horned owls, morning doves and white-breasted nuthatches hopping from tree to tree. WILDERNESS OR PLAYGROUND? VISITOR BEHAVIOR SHOWS STADIUM MENTALITY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Wondering what, I approached and saw a six- to eight-inch high Evening Snow plant with its inch-long, delicate white flowers, tangled among grass and other plants. The nature of the problem by Reeve, Roger M. / PSA Journal			snow flurry Snow fly Snow gnat snow goose snow grass snow groomer snow gum snow hole snow in snow job snow leopard snow lily snow line snow mist snow mold Snow mouse snow mushroom snow off snow orchid snow park Snow partridge snow pea snow pellet Snow pheasant Snow pigeon snow plant Snow plow snow report snow thrower snow tire snow trillium snow tyre snow under Snow White snow-blind snow-blinded snow-blindness snow-bound Snow-broth snow-capped snow-clad snow-covered snow-in-summer snow-on-the-mountain snow-white snowball Snowball bush snowball fight snowball tree snowbank snowbell			snow nose snow off snow orchid Snow owl Snow owl snow owls snow owls Snow Panther Snow Panther Snow Park Snow Park, New Zealand Snow Partridge snow patch erosion Snow Patrol snow pea Snow pea pod Snow pea pod Snow pea pod Snow pea pods Snow pea pods Snow pea pods Snow peas snow pellet snow pellet Snow pellets Snow pellets Snow pellets Snow pheasant Snow Pigeon Snow pillow snow plant Snow plough Snow plough Snow plow Snow plow snow plume snow point Snow Removal & Ice Control Snow Removal and Ice Control Plan Snow Removal Duty Officer Snow Removal Equipment Snow Remover, Railroad snow report snow resistograph Snow Response Specialists and Associates Snow Retention snow ripple Snow roller snow sampler snow scale Snow scooter Snow scooter snow scorpion flies Snow scorpionfly Snow shed Snow shed Snow shoe Snow shoe Snow Shoe Rail Trail Association Snow shoes Snow shoes

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