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Fungus Is a Flowerlike Con Artist

By: By CAROL KAESUK YOON

Date: March 9, 1993

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Gothic Colorado

Summary

AT a glance, the bright yellow bloom might seem to be just another of the many flowers that dot Colorado's alpine meadows as the winter snows begin to retreat. But a closer inspection reveals that this sweet-smelling, nectar-rich rosette is no flower at all. Instead, it is the artful display of an e

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