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Monotropa uniflora
A flower that gets its nutrients from a trees roots so it does not do photosynthesis.
Forest floor of a forest on Vancouver island.
Spotted on Jul 14, 2013
Submitted on Jul 16, 2013
1 Comment
These are really cool but they are not a member of the orchid family, as you state in your description. They belong to the Ericaceae family, as you can see in your reference link.