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07-JUL-2013

Indian Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/5s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso1600 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Tim Lyons08-Jul-2013 21:45
Indian Pipe is a parasite. It draws nutrients from the mycelia of a fungus that's swapping nutrients with a tree's roots.
Don08-Jul-2013 19:43
Flowering while leafless? Does this develop leaves, or does it perhaps live off rotting plants material or parasitise roots?
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