Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora)
This parasitic plant in Florida's Ocala National Forest gets its nourishment from tree roots. It flowers in the fall - popping out of the ground like a mushroom, flowers, then turns black and dies.
- Copyright
- Rich Leighton
- Image Size
- 3008x2000 / 3.3MB
- Keywords
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corpse plant, Ericaceae, Florida, ghost plant, herb, indian pipe, Indian Pipes, Juniper Springs, Marion County, Monotropa uniflora, Monotropaceae, Ocala National Forest, perennial, plant, saprophyte, wildflower, Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Asterids, Ericales, Ericaceae, Monotropa, M. uniflora, Monotropa uniflora, ghost plant, Indian pipe, corpse plant, plant, herbaceous, perennial, native
- Contained in galleries
- Ericaceae (Heather and Rhododendrons), Saprophytes, Saprophytes
