Question: Is this Monotropa Hypopitys? I've never seen it before in the Estabrook Woods, concord, MA. I thought it was Indian …
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Is this Monotropa Hypopitys? I've never seen it before in the Estabrook Woods, concord, MA. I thought it was Indian Pipe, but the color was wrong. It was a pale buttery yellow. Thanks.
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Dear Adamsmob7, yes, as you note, the color is wrong, but so too is the flower number (note there are multiple flowers per stem, not just one). This is Hypopitys monotropa (yellow pine-sap), a species now placed in another genus from Monotropa uniflora (one-flowered Indian-pipe). Best wishes.
