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Ericaceae
Indian Pipe Flower
Monotropa uniflora
Mystery and the unseen world.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Monotropa
- Native to
- North America, Asia, South America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 10-30 cm
- Sunlight
- deep shade
- Soil
- rich, moist, humus-heavy
- Water
- moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Indian pipe contains no chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesize, making it one of the few non-green plants.
- It obtains nutrients by parasitizing fungi that are connected to tree roots in a three-way relationship.
- The ghostly white plant turns black when picked or dried, earning it the nickname 'ghost plant.'
- Emily Dickinson was fascinated by Indian pipe and called it her favorite flower.
- Each stem produces only a single downward-nodding flower that turns upward as seeds develop.
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