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Sarcodes is a monotypic genus of a north-west American, springtime, flowering plant in the heath family (Ericaceae), containing the single species Sarcodes sanguinea, commonly called the snow plant or snow flower. It is a parasitic plant that derives sustenance and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that attach to roots of trees. Lacking chlorophyll, it is unable to photosynthesize. Ectomycorrhizal (EM) symbioses involve a mutualism between a plant root and

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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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• OregonFlora.org
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
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