Achlorophyllous Thieves of Desert Sky Islands (Patreon)

VeIn this episode we check out the Capitan Range of Lincoln County, New Mexico, documenting the flora as we ascend to an elevation of 9200' fe

In this episode we check out the Capitan Range of Lincoln County, New Mexico, documenting the flora as we ascend to an elevation of 9200' feet where we find Monotropa hypopitys and Pterospora andromedaea, two mycoheterotrophic plants that "steal" (oh, the tendency to lazily anthropomorphize!) from mycorrhizal fungi. Along the way we see plants like the Quercus grisea x Quercus gambellii hybrid, Ceanothus fendleri, Lorandersonia baileyi, Sphaeralcea leptophylla, and more.