Expanding our knowledge of Pyrola crypta

Last week I got an email from Ryan Batten, someone I have never met, saying "...I was pretty intrigued by your paper last year citing P. picta* and happy you were able to resolve it this year. I thought I would pass along the following record in case it is of interest as a range …

Sarcodes sanguinea (snow plant)

Sarcodes sanguinea is a striking and relatively well known member of subfamily Monotropoideae that grows in California and southern Oregon (see below). On my last field trip to northern California in late May, this species was blooming in full force! The flowers of S. sanguinea are incredible. All perianth parts are bright red, just like …