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Pinesap - Monotropa hypopitys Pinesap is a mycotroph, which means that it is a parasitic plant that obtains all its nutrients by stealing them from the roots of a tree. It does this not by entering the host directly, but with the help of a fungal intermediary. Like other mycotrophs, pinesap has no green tissues.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88157/pinesap_-_monotropa_hypopitys.html" title="Pinesap - Monotropa hypopitys"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/88157_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=tKbXul7DlSGXcM0kGIuY0gdsP5M%3D" width="120" height="152" alt="Pinesap - Monotropa hypopitys Pinesap is a mycotroph, which means that it is a parasitic plant that obtains all its nutrients by stealing them from the roots of a tree. It does this not by entering the host directly, but with the help of a fungal intermediary. Like other mycotrophs, pinesap has no green tissues.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88156/pinesap_-_monotropa_hypopitys.html<br /> Dutchman&#039;s pipe,Geotagged,Monotropa hypopitys,Summer,United States. pine sap" /></a></figure> Dutchman's pipe,Geotagged,Monotropa hypopitys,Summer,United States,monotropa,pinesap,yellow pine-sap Click/tap to enlarge

Pinesap - Monotropa hypopitys

Pinesap is a mycotroph, which means that it is a parasitic plant that obtains all its nutrients by stealing them from the roots of a tree. It does this not by entering the host directly, but with the help of a fungal intermediary. Like other mycotrophs, pinesap has no green tissues.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest

Pinesap - Monotropa hypopitys Pinesap is a mycotroph, which means that it is a parasitic plant that obtains all its nutrients by stealing them from the roots of a tree. It does this not by entering the host directly, but with the help of a fungal intermediary. Like other mycotrophs, pinesap has no green tissues.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88156/pinesap_-_monotropa_hypopitys.html<br /> Dutchman's pipe,Geotagged,Monotropa hypopitys,Summer,United States. pine sap

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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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Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Dec 27, 2019. Captured Aug 10, 2019 08:53 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.