Definition of Sarcodes sanguinea

1. Noun. A fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground.

Exact synonyms: Snow Plant
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Sarcodes, Sarcodes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcodes Sanguinea

Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Sarcocephalus
Sarcocephalus diderrichii
Sarcocephalus esculentus
Sarcocephalus latifolius
Sarcochilus
Sarcochilus falcatus
Sarcocystis bovihominis
Sarcocystis fusiformis
Sarcocystis hominis
Sarcocystis lindemanni
Sarcocystis miescheriana
Sarcocystis suihominis
Sarcocystis tenella
Sarcodes
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sarcophaga carnaria
Sarcophilus
Sarcophilus hariisi
Sarcopsylla penetrans
Sarcopsyllidae
Sarcoptes
Sarcoptes scabiei
Sarcoptidae
Sarcorhamphus
Sarcorhamphus papa
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Sarcoscyphaceae
Sarcosomataceae
Sarcosporidia

Literary usage of Sarcodes sanguinea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"The September Gardener's Monthly contains an interesting account, by Thomas Mechan, of the snow plant (sarcodes sanguinea) of the Sierras. ..."

2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1891)
"161-166.) Republished in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin, Sept., 1875. 1875.—Note on sarcodes sanguinea, Torrey, (Snow Plant of the Sierras). ..."

3. Annals of Botany (1901)
"Oleaceae occurring in Lord Howe Island, x. 242. OLIVER, FW—On a new form of Trapella sinensis, iii. 134. On sarcodes sanguinea, Torr, (with Plates XVII-XXI) ..."

4. The New West: Or, California in 1867-1868 by Charles Loring Brace (1869)
"It is the sarcodes sanguinea, We gathered some, but its wonderful red color could not be preserved, as it turns black. ..."

5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"The September Gardener's Monthly contains an interesting account, by Thomas Mechan, of the snow plant (sarcodes sanguinea) of the Sierras. ..."

6. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1891)
"161-166.) Republished in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin, Sept., 1875. 1875.—Note on sarcodes sanguinea, Torrey, (Snow Plant of the Sierras). ..."

7. Annals of Botany (1901)
"Oleaceae occurring in Lord Howe Island, x. 242. OLIVER, FW—On a new form of Trapella sinensis, iii. 134. On sarcodes sanguinea, Torr, (with Plates XVII-XXI) ..."

8. The New West: Or, California in 1867-1868 by Charles Loring Brace (1869)
"It is the sarcodes sanguinea, We gathered some, but its wonderful red color could not be preserved, as it turns black. ..."

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