English: Snow plant; Snow flower.
Region: California, Oregon, northern Baja California.
BotanyHerb; parasitic on mycorrhizal fungi, Basidiomycete Rhizopogon ellenae, attached to tree roots; lacking chlorophyll, photosynthesizing abilities; ectomycorrhizal symbiosis; mycoheterotrophy.
Inflorescence; a raceme of bright scarlet red flowers wrapped in many strap-like, pointed bracts with fringed edges, themselves bright red to orange in color; flowering early spring or summer.