Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Similar to M. uniflora in general appearance; however, the stem and flower colors tend to be creamy-yellow to orange-yellow.... Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

Its short, stubby roots contain fungi that extend in a web-like way through dead rotting leaves and connect to the roots of conifers. The conifers provide sugar, which the fungi carry to the Indian Pipe plant. So it's really a parasite, not a saprophyte. Read more at the Botanical Society of America.

When distinguishing Monotropa species using morphological characters, it is important to take all characters into account including the habitat where the individual was seen. Read more in Reevaluating the species status of the Southern Ghost Pipe, Monotropa brittonii (Keesling, 2020).

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monotropa uniflora   FAMILY Monotropaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Monotropa uniflora

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Monotropa uniflora

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-03-001?:

Monotropa uniflora   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Monotropa brittonii

COMMON NAME:
Southern Ghost Pipes, Scrub Ghost-flower

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_moun3_001_lvd

        

 COMPARE Indian Pipes, Pinesap and Pygmy Pipes

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Monotropa brittonii   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monotropa uniflora   FAMILY Monotropaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Monotropa uniflora

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Monotropa uniflora

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-03-001?:
Monotropa uniflora   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Monotropa brittonii