Ratmosphere Posted July 26, 2015 Report Posted July 26, 2015 Found this on my hike today. Any ideas on what it is? (Photos deleted.) Quote
Shade of Eclipse Posted July 27, 2015 Report Posted July 27, 2015 Not sure what species, but it looks like a mycotrophic plant in the genus Monotropa. These neat plants do not produce their own food through photosynthesis and rely on fungi that break down organic material to supply them with nutrients. Quote
Ratmosphere Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Posted July 27, 2015 That's crazy! Thank you Shade. Quote
Chuck4th Posted July 27, 2015 Report Posted July 27, 2015 It's called Indian pipe some places. No photosynthesis, no chlorophyll. Quote
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