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Indian Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Description:

this fella has no chlorophyll, it lives off of coniferous trees via fungus conections to their roots.

Habitat:

mature coniferous forests

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3 Comments

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 11 years ago

They also grow in deciduous forest and are often associated with beech.

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wonderful!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Wow! That's amazing. What an interesting plant.

IanVillanueva
Spotted by
IanVillanueva

British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Jun 20, 2011
Submitted on May 9, 2012

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