Species: Monotropa hypopithys
American Pinesap
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Ericales
Family
Monotropaceae
Genus
Monotropa
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
pinesap
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Other flowering plants
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Ericales - Monotropaceae - Monotropa - According to Luteyn (1995) Flora Neotropica Monograph 66 the species epithet is spelled as hypopitys. Voss (Flora of Michigan, vol. 3, 1996) and Kartesz (1994 checklist) spell this name 'hypopithys', the usage accepted here. Voss notes that the genus Hypopitys, into which this plant is sometimes placed, has an illegitimate name, citing Wood (J. Arnold Arboretum 42: 68, 1961). Closely related to the common Monotropa uniflora.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Non-green herb parasitic on roots of pines.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-04-08
Global Status Last Changed
1984-01-19
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Common from the piedmont north but known from only a few stations in GA, AL, and FL south of the piedmont. In the Neotropics, found in Mexico and Guatemala, growing in forests of Pinus, Abies, and Quercus at elevations of 1800-4000 m.