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Indian Pipe grows only four to ten inches tall. It has flowers that droop and tiny, scale-like leaves. When they look at it, most people think Indian Pipe is a fungus.
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www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/indian_pipe.htm
www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/indian_pipe.htm
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The fungus forms a connection with both Indian pipe and with nearby trees and transfers some of the photosynthate it derives from the tree roots to the Indian pipe.
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www.bedfordaudubon.org/seasons/summer/indian_pipe01.htm...
www.bedfordaudubon.org/seasons/summer/indian_pipe01.html
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Monotropa uniflora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monotropa uniflora , also known as the Ghost Plant , Indian Pipe , or Corpse Plant is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae, but now included within th...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropa_uniflora
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I've found a small amount of Indian Pipe growing in Washington State, on the coast, in 60 or 70 year old forest. ... The indian pipe is a saprophyte just like most fungus, meaning this species lives on and helps to break down dead or decaying plant matter. Then the indian pipe absorbs the nutrients from the matter.
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davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1445/
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Indian Pipe is frequently mistaken for a fungus because of its lack of color and its tendency to grow in dark, moist places. The plant even feels like a fungus… cold and slightly waxy, almost rubbery. However, it is not a fungus at all but is actually a flowering plant related to rhododendron, dogwood and wintergreen.
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www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/indian-pipe-monotro...
www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/indian-pipe-monotropa-uniflora/
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The fungus benefits by the sugars translocated to the root by the plant. ... The colorless, and hence heterotrophic Indian pipe (pictured on the right) is an angiosperm that must secure all its nourishment from mycorrhizal fungi that are attached at the same time to the roots of some autotrophic plant such as a pine tree.
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Indian Pipe at first glance looks like a fungi, but is not. This ghost like plant has no colour and is translucent. It is known as a saprophyte because it lives totally off fungus and needs no sunlight. It's scientific name means...
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www.rivernen.ca/plant_32.htm
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University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service - Arkansas Home and Garden - Plant of the Week - Indian Pipe ... Cool, moist and shaded conditions favoring the accumulation of thick deposits of leaf litter favor the development of the mycorrhizal fungus and mark the kind of location where Indian pipe is likely to grow.
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www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/indian_...
www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/indian_pipe_01-12-07.htm
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Yarrow, Queen Anne's Lace and Indian Pipe ... It parasitizes parasitic tree fungi, and is not dependent on one particular fungus, forming associations with at least a dozen different fungi, many of which produce edible mushrooms. It grows in complete shade on stable forest floors, usually where green plants do not.
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