Anyone know if they’re poisonous? Asking for a friend.

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    2 months ago

    Wow those looks so cool! Almost like a distant relative of white roses.

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      2 months ago

      They are not photosynthesizing plants, they are parasites of fungi! Pretty cool looking in person, almost translucent. One of my hikes this year had a bunch of clumps of these on the trail.

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        2 months ago

        Of course. I was just commenting on its similar appearance :)

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          They are still flowers though. It’s probably not entirely wrong to think of them as related to other flowers, I didn’t know anything about them until I took the picture.