Question: Catumet , ridge line near the Somerset creamery. Hypopitys lanuginosa . I understand that Botany folks of Connecticut determined this …
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Catumet , ridge line near the Somerset creamery. Hypopitys lanuginosa . I understand that Botany folks of Connecticut determined this to be a separate spieces from hairy pinesap. Is it toxic ? If not , is it edible ? Does it have medicinal uses ? Thank you.
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Dear NatureD, yes, you do appear to have photographed Hypopitys lanuginosa (hairy pinesap). Based on its morphology and later flowering time, it is considered distinct from H. monotropa (yellow pinesap), which is the more common species encountered in New England. I have not see any reports of H. lanuginosa being edible or medicinal; however, H. monotropa is both edible and medicinal. Best wishes.
