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Sweet pine sap

Monotropsis odorata

Photo by JamesHart
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Field Notes

Description:

Sweet smelling about 3-4 (6-9cm) tall will smell it a long ways away use bees to find it they pollinate them ONLY queen honey bees tho due to early blossoming
found late February till April

Habitat:

Only found Near white pines in Catawba, Burke, Watauga, and most of the western NC counties from Catawba to Gram county NC

Notes:

RARE DON'T PICK it is ENDANGERED

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Monotropsis odorata

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