July 12, 2004
Indian Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Indian pipe has no chlorophyll, so it cannot obtain energy from sunlight.
Instead, it gets nutrients from organic matter in the soil. Also known as
Ghost Plant, it can even grow in the dark. The flower heads point down
until seeds form, then they point upward. These plants are growing near
the road where it passes in back of Neville Place.