Sarcodes (Noun)
Meaning
Snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Snow plant is alternatively classified under Monotropoideae and some researchers consider placing it along with Moneses and Chimaphila in Pyrolaceae but others prefer Sarcodes, Monotropaceae, and their close relatives.
- In Sarcodes of both mountains, snow does contribute moisture to this moisture-stressed environment in California and the west of US but other members of Ericaceae also thrive.
- By closely analyzing the structure within Pyrolaceae some researchers might even include other families such as those containing the snow plant Sarcodes.
- Biennial perennials are not exceptional in nature; this plant which was later designated in Sarcodes in monotropaceae is of this category of species.
- Different species reside in the shade including Pterospora and Sarcodes living on fungi within the range shaded by leaf canopy at some environments on earth.