Indian Pipe Wildflower - Monotropa uniflora
by Carol Senske
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Indian Pipe Wildflower - Monotropa uniflora
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Carol Senske
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This delicate little woodland wildflower begins blooming in our area in late June and continues through the summer. It has many nicknames like, Ghost Plant and Corpse Plant, and when touched, it begins to turn black.
The roots (through which it gathers its nourishment) work in partnership with a fungus in the soil. Although it's lack of color make people mistake it for a fungus, it is a true flowering plant.
You can read more about this interesting phenomenon of nature at the link below.
http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Monotropa%20uniflora
I took the picture June 26, 2015, in Green Lane, Pennsylvania, USA, with a Canon T4i and a Tamron 90 mm macro lens.
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Comments (3)
Doris Potter
Great find and photo! I haven't seen an Indian Pipe in quite some time.
Carol Senske replied:
Hi, Doris:>) Thank you for the gracious comment! I'm so pleased yo like this. Last year was rather dry and I hardly found any. This yar there are more (so far) but still not as many as years before. Fingers crossed that the population keeps increasing.
Nancy Kane Chapman
Of course I noticed....I love all those visitors you spot later...!
Carol Senske replied:
One of the marvels of photography is the hidden bonus treats we get! Macro is especially prone to this:>) Thanks, Nancy!
Nancy Kane Chapman
Oh, my ....these wildflowers sometimes look the part! How very unusual!!! F/L++
Carol Senske replied:
Did you notice the little visitor on the left side of the stem. I think it could be a fungus gnat but I haven't tried to ID it yet:>) Hugs!!!
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