Raise The Horns For Halloween / Dead Horse

Autumn has made it's presence well and truly known here in the North, and the preparations for All Hallows' Eve are beginning. I'm going to be selecting the greatest Halloween related oddities that I can uncover, and sharing them here for you to enjoy as the days get darker, the cold starts to take hold… Continue reading Raise The Horns For Halloween / Dead Horse

The Ghost Plant

Monotropa Uniflora aka The Ghost Plant "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. Since it is not dependent on… Continue reading The Ghost Plant