Meaning | snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae. |
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Synonym | genus Sarcodes |
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Member of | Monotropaceae, family Monotropaceae | Used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae |
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Members | snow plant, Sarcodes sanguinea | A fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground |
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Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
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Spanish | genus sarcodes, sarcodes |
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Catalan | genus sarcodes, sarcodes |
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