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HYPOPITYS MONOTROPA (Pinesap) Deep shady woods at middle to high elevations in the West Gorge. Heath Family,Monotropa hypopitys,Pinesap Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

HYPOPITYS MONOTROPA (Pinesap)

Deep shady woods at middle to high elevations in the West Gorge.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Cool, what a weird plant, I initially thought it was a fungi :) Posted 10 years ago

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"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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