Allotropa virgata, or candystick, is a perennial species of western North America. It is a mycoheterotroph, meaning that it forms a part of a complex threesome, obtaining all of its carbohydrates and at least some of its minerals from a fungus, which in turn obtains its carbohydrates from a tree or shrub. The fungus provides an important service to the tree or shrub (helping it to absorb water and minerals), but it does not appear that Allotropa virgata has anything to offer to its partners.
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