Throwback to when I found a handful of #ghostpipes !! #nature #plants

Bee and Ghost Pipes from a walk a few months ago in the Purdon Conservation Area.

#Bee #Nature #NaturePhotography #GhostPipes

We also saw some ghost pipes while out hiking in the forest. These were all under 6" in height. They were growing in small bunches of twos, three and a smattering of fours in various stages of development.

#PerennialPlant #GhostPipes #Parasitic #GhostPlant #Nature #Hiking #Illinois

Here are some of the ghost pipes, with my favorite bird song: hermit thrush.
#GhostPipes #HermitThrush
Ghost Pipe or Indian Pipe (Montropa uniflora) is a myco-heterotrophic wildflower that parasitizes mycorhizal fungus to get its food rather than photosynthesizing.

These are common where I live and I see them from summer into early fall. The pink hue is visible on some of the plants when they first emerge and later changes to white.

#monotropauniflora #ghostpipes #indianpipes #mycoheterotrophic #parasiticplants
Pink Ghost Pipes - Here's another favorite from July 2024. I had never seen pink ghost pipes. #Nature #NaturePhotography #GhostPipes #MycoHeterotrophy #Vermont
Seen on my ride into the crops garden park. Largest collection of non-rotting ghost pipes that I've seen. #GhostPipes #woods #getoutside #cycling #CycleEverywhere