Jul 25 2013
American Cancer-Root [Conopholis americana] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 25 July 2013. It’s a member of the Broom-rape (Orobanchaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 18-19, says its yellow flowers bloom in late spring and is a “parasite on tree roots, especially oaks.” The guide lists it’s older …
Jul 25 2013
Crowned Clavaria or Crown-Tipped Coral Fungus [Artomyces pyxidatus] found near the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 437, along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, on 25 July 2013. Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife, page 549, states it grows “in clumps on logs and stumps of broad-leaved trees” and lists it under the older scientific name of Clavicorona pyxidatus. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artomyces_pyxidatus
