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Corpse Plant

Monotropa uniflora

Photo by Glen Marks
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Description:

also known as the Ghost Plant or Indian Pipe

Species ID Suggestions

Indian Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Comments (14)

a fascinating plant, great spotting
Fun fact! Not all plants use chlorophyll to synthesize energy. The macabrely named corpse plant is a translucent white color, because it lacks the green pigment, which allows plants to absorb energy from light. Instead, this plant is a saprophyte; like a fungus, and its root system soaks up necessary nutrients from surrounding decaying plant matter. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152584617740603&set=a.10152575329380603.958289.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/305811757329440769
You're welcome! I envy you for spotting so many of this beautiful plant all at once!
I would LOVE to see one of these for myself some time! :)
It looks like a fungus, but it's actually a plant :-)
Could be a fungus? About 8 to 10 inches in height.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2013

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