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Indian Pipe
Monotropa Uniflora
43.4911, -83.3969
Field Notes
Description:
Indian Pipe, also known as “Corpse Plant,” is one of the easiest plants to recognize. Unlike most plants, Indian Pipe doesn’t have chlorophyll, the stuff that makes plants green. Indian Pipe is a waxy, whitish color. It turns black when it gets old or if you pick it.
Indian Pipe is only four to ten inches tall. It has flowers that droop and tiny, scale-like leaves. When they look at it, most people think Indian Pipe is a fungus or a mushroom.
Habitat:
Indian Pipe is usually seen from June to September. It grows in shady woods with rich soil and decaying plant matter. This plant is often found near dead stumps.
Notes:
This is the first time I have ever found these growing in our woods! Some people call them Ghost Plants. The stems are pinkish and the flowers, that look like droopy tulips are white or bluish. They smell amazing! They grow in clusters.
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