brilliantbotany: This is the Indian Pipe plant, an eerie-looking plant, in my opinion. Monotropa uniflora is a heterotroph. That means that it doesn’t photosynthesize. Instead, it’s a parasitic plant that relies on mycorrhizal fungi for its nutrients. Why is it white? No chlorophyll, no green. It’s also known as the Ghost Plant, and the Corpse... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...