A fleshy saprophytic plant ( Sarcodes sanguinea) of the mountains of western North America, having a scaly reddish stalk and scarlet flowers. 一种肉质的腐生植物(红肉质草鹿蹄草科),生长于北美洲西部的山区,有红色的鳞状茎和深红色的花。
Used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes. 据某些分类法属于腐生草本科有时属于鹿蹄草科;水晶兰属和原生质。