
Hairy Pinesap (Hypopitys lanuginosa)
In a dense mixed forest, under mostly hickory and oak trees.
Hypopitys lanuginosa is a nonphotosynthetic, mycoheterotrophic plant that thrives in the dark understories of forests. Because it lacks chlorophyll, it must obtain its nutrients from other sources. It is a parasite on fungi (usually Tricholoma sp.) and an indirect parasite of trees. It obtains nutrients from fungi which are initially obtained from trees.
Similar species: Ericales

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Uploaded Sep 3, 2020. Captured Sep 2, 2020 09:58 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
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