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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Monotropaceae
Monotropa hypopithys L.
false beech-drops, pinesap
Monotropa: Greek for "one turn" referring to sharp recurving of top of the stem
hypopithys: under pines
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-12" tall forb, yellowish to pink, not white, no chlorophyll; stems often clustered |
| Flower: | pink to cream, 4-5-parted, 1/3"-3/4" long, stalked, nodding but erect in fruit, petals separate; inflorescence a dense cluster (raceme); blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | overlapping, scale-like |
| Habitat: | moist or dry; forests, woods; in acidic soil |
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