Triuris brevistylis Photo Gallery by Joel McNeal at pbase.com

Triuris brevistylis

Photos from a field expedition to the Lacondón Forest in Chiapas to see Triuris brevistylis (Triuridaceae), a mycotrophic plant that obtains all its nutrition through its roots from fungi which are also associated with the roots of nearby photosynthetic plants. Female and male flowers are typically on separate plants, with male plants being disproportionately rare.

female Triuris brevistylis	female Triuris brevistylis, most carpels dispersed	female Triuris brevistylis	female Triuris brevistylis	female Triuris brevistylis, mutant with extra tepals
Triuris brevistylis females	Triuris brevistylis females	Triuris brevistylis females	Triuris brevistylis female double flower	Triuris brevistylis male, with mutant flower
Triuris brevistylis female, just opening	Triuris brevistylis females and male	Triuris brevistylis male	Triuris brevistylis male (flower with extra anthers?)	Triuris brevistylis male
Triuris brevistylis male	Triuris brevistylis roots	Triuris brevistylis male	Triuris brevistylis collected for morphological work	Triuris brevistylis females

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