Could this be an abnormal growth of red clover???
Or is this Achlorophyllous vegetative growth of some sort... Mycoheterotrophic plant maybe??
Cypripedium nearby; leaves look like it a bit. But if red clover flower is magnified, its florets also look like this...
Upon a revisit from a few days ago this impressive discovery was found by Stan G. The wetland habitat appears to be a calcareous seep and small fen based upon this fen species found and photographed by Stan as well as other fen graminoids that I found on previous visits. Extremely rare habitat in Luzerne County with possible additional Pennsylvania rarities. Habitat needs additional botonical surveys and ultimately protected.
Aerial stems monomorphic, unbranched; strobili short, with apiculus; stems erect, ridges < 12; stomates in lines on each side of stem grooves; lvs = ridges, not articulated
Growing in abundance in Calcareous Montane Cliff community, Bucks Co.
Growing on Nockamixon Cliff’s—could not get picture of flowering specimens without risking death, Bucks Co.
Growing in gneiss and limestone boulders/outcrops near Mountain Lake, Warren Co.
Growing throughout ridge top barren on matrix of thin soils and moss, Delaware Water Gap, Monroe Co.
var. depressa and var.communis growing alongside each other on ridge top barren, Delaware Water Gap, Monroe Co.
Growing on Calcareous Montane Cliff community, Bucks Co.
Growing in abundance in Calcareous Montane Cliff community, Bucks Co.
Blue green & rhizomatous, from a mafic wet meadow. Specimen was dug to confirm the ID as fruiting spikes weren't present on the plant; I had permission to collect from the landowner.