Monotropa uniflora
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| Botanical name: | Monotropa uniflora |
| Common name: | Indian pipe |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Monotropaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 4 - 10" |
| Foliage: | no apparent leaves at flowering time; does not create chlorophyll and is white; stems scaly and waxy |
| Flower: | single white flower, 5 petals at first nodding, turning upright and dark brown in fruit |
| Flowering time: | summer |
| Habitat: | rich shady woods in humus |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Indian pipe is a saprophyte, but gets its nutrients from soil fungi. |