New non-photosynthesizing plant species discovered on Ishigaki island, Japan

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RE: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/ku-nnp071917.php

I know the URL above is about a plant (Sciaphila sugimotoi), but it feeds off mushroom and mold roots. Reminded me of something more local to me:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropa_uniflora

[flipjargendy]

Cool. Thanks for sharing. If it could be used to identify a mushroom, this is where it belongs. ?