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Question: Hello, I would like help please with classification of Hypopitys. GoBotany recognizes two species currently, which I think is fairly …

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  Hello, I would like help please with classification of Hypopitys. GoBotany recognizes two species currently, which I think is fairly new? I found this plant in the Blue Hills which matches the criteria for H. languinosa: pink stem, flowering in late Aug. Is that definitive? The distribution map on GoBotany does not document it in Milford County https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32031443 Thank you

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  Dear ljcost, If you have an image you could upload or sent to me (ahaines@nativeplanttrust.org) I could help you with the identification. Deep pink to red stems during flowering are definitive (know that Hypopitys monotropa can become tinged with pink in fruit, but it is pale in flower and the coloration is fruit is quite muted compared with H. lanuginosa). I am not aware of Milford County in New England. Do you mean Norfolk County?