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Pinedrops, Plerospora andromedea, shown here both as early summer sprout and blossom stalk held over through winter, along the Chewuch River near Winthrop, Washington in the Methow River Valley. Pinefrops is the tallest of saprophyte in the Pacific Northwest area. Also known as Coyote's Arrow.
Douglas H. Orton
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