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Photo metadata:
Original identification: Pterospora andromedea
Current identification: Pterospora andromedea
Photographer: Brian Luther
Date Photographed: September 29, 2015
Location: U.S.A., Washington, King County: In conifer woods off Hwy. 2 west of Stevens Pass.
Elevation: [not provided]
Coordinates: 47.747637°, -121.10494°
Uncertainty: 1500 m.
Datum: WGS 84
Coordinate Source: Digital Map
Phenology: Fruits
Comments: Seeds at 75x under dissecting microscope. From center to center of black lines = 1 mm. Seeds are extremely minute, being approximately 0.2 mm (200 um) in diameter, each with 10-15 ribs. Generic name comes from these ribbed seeds: Ptero = winged (Greek) & spora = seeds (Latin).
