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Indian pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Photo by Alice5
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Field Notes

Description:

Indian pipe does not have any chlorophyll, it gets nutrients by tapping into the mycorrhizae of mushrooms. This means that it is technically a parasite of both trees and mushrooms.

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PublishedJuly 9, 2013

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