what did i find? (toby?)

[inkybmistro]

it looks floral but is waxy and has no roots and grows in fungal patterns.
wtg is this?

 

[Ralph_Tweed]

That is very similar to Indian Pipe (montropa flora). Only thing is those usually turn blackish when picked.

 

[inkybmistro]

hey yeah that looks like it! this didn't turn black at all though.
corpse plant! cool, thanks.

Monotropa uniflora, also known as the Ghost Plant or Indian Pipe, is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae, but now included within the Ericaceae. It is native to temperate regions of Asia, North America and northern South America, but is generally scarce or rare in occurrence.
Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll. Instead of generating energy from sunlight, it is parasitic, more specifically a myco-heterotroph. Its hosts are certain fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees, meaning it ultimately gets its energy from photosynthetic trees. The complex relationship that allows this plant to grow also makes propagation difficult. Since it is not dependent on sunlight to grow, it can grow in very dark environments where other small photosynthetic plants could not.
All parts of the plant are pure white, with the stems reaching heights of 10-30 cm, clothed with small scale-leaves 5-10 mm long. As its scientific name suggests, and unlike the related Monotropa hypopitys, the stems bear only a single flower, 10-15 mm long with 3-8 petals. It flowers from early summer to early autumn.

 

[inkybmistro]

unrelated: king diamond is referenced like three separate times in clerks ii...

 

[Ralph_Tweed]

It's usually pure white and your samples has twinges of grey so maybe that's it's blackening. Or perhaps you're a tree so it's sucking your life.

 

[FuSoYa]

haha it looks like white asparagus to me!
whenever i don't know wtf i picked, i ask at shroomery.org

 

[Ralph_Tweed]

Hi Toby! Nice to meet you. I'm Ralph Tweed. Your music is intellectually stimulating without being boring or artsy without reason.
That said, don't be ridiculous. Asparagus never blooms like that.

 

[Barista_Dot]

I think he made it...hoax!!

Burn him!

 

[Ralph_Tweed]

He should be punched in the face for picking it as the plant's rare enough without being plucked by heathens. Still, it's better than your review.

 

[inkybmistro]

do you ever post on the shroomery bbs?

 

[Barista_Dot]

Haha, you should write a review on my review then, champ.

 

[Ralph_Tweed]

For someone who complains about Internet drama, you sure do like to cause it. Grow up.

 

[Helm]

I don't see why you're being so confrontational, Ralph_Tweed.

 

[Josh Seipp]

unrelated: king diamond is referenced like three separate times in clerks ii...

whoah, now I actually want to see this

 

[inkybmistro]

it's weird to hear welcome home blasting in a theater full of people and then see jay dancing to it! later they use 'them' to freak out an xtian kid.

 

[Barista_Dot]

yeah, We were fine until you decided to waltz in and be a meanie, tweed.

Me callin it a hoax, was obviously an attempt to fit in and be accepted as a funny forum poster.

But seriously, lets just all get along O.Kayo Dot?

 

[Helm]

Okay that 'O.Kayo' bit deserves some flaming, possibly.

 

[Barista_Dot]

The Sarcasm alert system must not work here....Thought I got it fixed.