#monotropauniflora — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #monotropauniflora, aggregated by home.social.
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#IndianGhostPipe - #MonotropaUniflora
Herbaceous, #perennial flowering plant.
It can't generate its own chlorophyll & is #parasitic - specifically #mycoheterotroph. Its #symbiotic #fungi hosts are in the #Russulaceae family.
Through the fungal web of #mycorrhizae, #GhostPipe roots sap food from where the host fungi are connected to the #photosynthetic #trees. Clustered node roots of this plant are covered in hairs called #cystidium. The #cystidia found on these roots allow easy attachment to #FungiHyphae. As it's not dependent on sunlight to grow, it can grow in very dark environments, like understories of forests.
#Indigenous #Cherokee peoples feature the "pipe plant" in some of their #CreationStories. The legend states that the plant was named "Indian pipe" due to a group of chiefs quarreling without resolution, while passing a pipe around during the dispute; the Great Spirit then turned the chiefs into the plant, as they should have smoked the sacred pipe after making peace with each other. The plant is said to grow wherever friends have quarreled.
Native to #PacificNorthwest & a few other areas too.
#NotAFungi #PlantIdentification #PlantLovers #ParasiticPlants #InterestingPlants #Wsanec #Saanich #PNW #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #cascadia #LearnAboutPlants #Bloomscrolling #StrangeFlowers #ForestPlants #YYJ #Nature #WildPlants #NativePlants
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@lifewithtrees Here's a patch that I found in a nearby forest. My Jack Sparrow figurine is standing with them 😊
#IndianGhostPipe #MonotropaUniflora #perennials #NativePlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #nature #biodiversity #uniflora #botanical #ParasiticPlants
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And nowww....found in the back yard!
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A side view of the first cluster and the view of both of them from a distance
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Another clump in the front yard!
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Found in my front yard!
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My #FungiFriday contribution is not a fungi, but a plant that is commonly mistaken for a mushroom. This is #Monotropauniflora, also known a #ghostpipe or #ghostplant. #flora #naturephotography #notamushroom