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Pinesap This is a picture of Pinesap on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland. Anne Arundel County,Geotagged,Maryland,Monotropa hypopitys,Patuxent Research Refuge,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Pinesap

This is a picture of Pinesap on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.

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The Pinesap

"Monotropa hypopitys" is a herbaceous perennial plant. Unlike most plants, it does not contain chlorophyll; it is a myco-heterotroph, getting its food through parasitism upon fungi rather than photosynthesis. These fungi form a mycorrhiza with nearby tree species.

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Similar species: Ericales
Species identified by Matthew Beziat
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By Matthew Beziat

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Uploaded Dec 27, 2020. Captured Sep 11, 2020 10:18 in Forest Trail, Laurel, MD 20724, USA.
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  • SM-G965U
  • f/2.4
  • 1/60s
  • ISO250
  • 4.3mm
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.