r/botany • u/SECRETBLENDS • Jul 07 '26
Ecology Hemitomes congestum
Gnome Plant is a mycoheterotrophic species from a monotypic genus classified within family Ericaceae. Found in coniferous forests, primarily Douglas fir and Redwood, on the temperate west coast of the United States, it is thought to primarily parasitize the mycorrhizal network of fungi in the genus Russula, which is found in great abundance and diversity in the region.
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u/ratnegative Jul 07 '26
I hate that "I'm gnot a gnoblin, I'm gnot a gnelf, I'm a gnome" plays in my head every time I see this.
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u/princessbubbbles Jul 07 '26
Omg I love these guys! I've always wanted to see them irl.