Sunday, July 16, 2006


Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is a plant that has no chlorophyll (green pigmentation) and thereby relies on a symbiotic association with fungi in the soil to provide all of its carbohydrates for growth. The rudimentary root system will provide some water to the plant, however. This clump was recently discovered in a remote area of Jackson County, AL. The part of the plant that is hanging down is the flower head.

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