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Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora)

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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.

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Rich Leighton
Image Size
3008x2000 / 3.3MB
Keywords
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
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.