Ancestors

Written by Nancy Gleason Photography on 2024-12-31 at 03:21

I think I found a gnome plant. Can anyone confirm whether this is Hemitomes congestum? If not then what is it?

Found in Olympic National Park, deep in a shady forest, around 2,000 ft elevation. Photo taken mid-July 2024.

[#]botany #plants #PNW #wildflowers

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Written by Greg Johnston on 2024-12-31 at 03:38

@ncgleason Looks like some type of groundcone, reminds me of Vancouver groundcone, which I've seen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopsiopsis_hookeri It does look like what you suggest, which I think is a cone variety.

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Toot

Written by Nancy Gleason Photography on 2024-12-31 at 03:53

@GPJohnston I've never heard of groundcone! Parasite of Salal? How dare they?!?! Such weird stuff out there in our magical forests.

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Descendants

Written by Greg Johnston on 2024-12-31 at 04:12

@ncgleason it’s cool stuff, somehow I’ve lost the pics I took of it though, was in a forest in Kirkland.

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