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Photographer: Arthur Meeks
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Family Monotropaceae
Monotropa uniflora L.
Indian-pipe
Monotropa: Greek for "one turn" referring to sharp recurving of top of the stem
uniflora: Latin for "one-flowered"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-8" tall forb, waxy white with no chlorophyll, turning brown with age; stems solitary or in a small cluster |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/3"-2/3" long, nodding but erect in fruit, odorless, petals separate; solitary; blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | erect capsule |
| Leaf: | overlapping, scale-like |
| Habitat: | woods, forests; in rich soil |
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