some type of adult girl

speciesofleastconcern:

thebashfulbotanist:

curiousbotanicals:

Pholisma sonorae is a parasitic plant in the same family as the forget-me-not (Boraginaceae) which grows in the Sonoran desert. It only emerges from the ground to flower. Like some other subterranean parasitic plants, it only emerges above ground to flower. The fact that the flowering shoots resemble mushrooms seems like a pretty good example of convergent evolution!

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Pholisma sonorae is an imperiled species now, ranked G2 currently. However, in the past it was used as food by native peoples of the Sonoran desert, which is reflected in its common name: sand food. The roots could be boiled and eaten, but as it is now rare, it is no longer used in this way.

save the parasites

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