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Indian Pipe

Photo by NelsonKesner
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Field Notes

Description:

All white, with blackened tips, flowers turn upright when pollinated.

Habitat:

Deep shade, pine forests only

Notes:

This plant lives off of the rhizomes that live on the roots of pine trees it does not use photosynthesis for its energy

Species ID Suggestions

Indian Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

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Fyn Kynd
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