Monotropa uniflora

Sometimes referred to as “fungus flowers,” mycotrophic wildflowers have no chlorophyll and spend most of their lives underground, but they are not fungi. Since they cannot make their own “food,” mycotrophic wildflowers parasitize mycorhizal fungus, which absorbs its nutrients from trees. The unlucky fungus “feeds” the parasitic wildflower and receives nothing in return.

Monotropa uniflora

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Monotropa uniflora

Monotropa uniflora

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Monotropa uniflora (Indian Pipes) seed capsules, I set out …

Monotropa uniflora

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Monotropa uniflora aka ghost plant (ghost pipe) or the Indian pipe