Species: Monotropa uniflora
Indian-pipe
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
Indianpipe
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Other flowering plants
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Ericales - Monotropaceae - Monotropa
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
1984-06-08
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Boreal and temporate forests of North America. The Neotropical range is disjunct from the primary North American range, and includes Mexico to SW Colombia. In the Neotropics, it grows in moist forests of Pinus, Abies, and Quercus at elevations of 950-3400 m.