“Revelando la mística: explora el encantador reino de la legendaria ‘Hierba cadáver'”

La orquídea de cuarzo se alimenta principalmente de restos descompuestos de plantas y animales en los misteriosos y húmedos bosques de las laderas de las montañas, a una altitud de entre 800 y 3200 metros.

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Durante una expedición reciente a una montaña en Xi’an, provincia de Shaanxi, China, un observador encontró un árbol que destacaba por ser excepcionalmente peculiar.

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A diferencia de los árboles típicos, esta planta crece en racimos, alcanzando apenas entre 10 y 15 cm de altura, completamente envuelta en una funda de seda translúcida.

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Llamada científicamente Monotropa uniflora, esta planta con flores pertenece a la familia de los brezos y se la conoce comúnmente como “planta cadáver”, “planta fantasma” u “orquídea de cuarzo”.

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La leyenda sugiere atributos místicos a esta planta, afirmando su capacidad para protegerse de los espíritus, mientras que se sabe que su fragancia evoca miedo.

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En el folclore, esta especie, también conocida como salvia, se asocia con el inframundo y los difuntos.

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La hierba cadáver, que prospera en las raíces de antiguas coníferas situadas entre 800 y 3.200 metros de altitud en las laderas de las montañas, extrae nutrientes de la flora y la fauna descompuestas del suelo del bosque.

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Desprovistas de clorofila y de la necesidad de realizar la fotosíntesis, estas plantas permanecen ocultas a la luz del día.

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La existencia de esta hierba en la Tierra se remonta a milenios, y su tono azul original evolucionó hacia un blanco translúcido debido a la selección natural.

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Con su esbelto tronco elegantemente envuelto en una delicada seda, los pétalos de esta planta son increíblemente frágiles y se rompen con el más mínimo toque.

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