Indian Pipe Plant: A Ghostly Wild Plant
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Learn about This White, Unusual Woodland Plant - Indian Pipe Plants
Walking in the New Hampshire forests, I spotted an odd-looking plant, Later I learned this white, fleshy looking plant was called Indian Pipes. It grows in shady areas where there is lots of leaf mold. It's a strange, sort of ghostly plant that pushes up through the leaf cover in clumps of bleached white stems. There isn't really anything that looks like a flower on it. It isn't green like most plants or brown like shrubs and trees. It doesn't have the shape of a mushroom.
What is it? Read on down the page to uncover the mysterious details of the Monotropa uniflora also called the Indian Pipes. At the end, take the quiz to see what you learned about the Indian Pipe plant.
What is it? Read on down the page to uncover the mysterious details of the Monotropa uniflora also called the Indian Pipes. At the end, take the quiz to see what you learned about the Indian Pipe plant.
Contents at a Glance
- Photo of Indian Pipe Plants Growing in t...
- Other Names for INDIAN PIPE plants
- The Indian Pipe Has Medicinal Uses
- Have You Seen Indian Pipe Plants?
- More about Indian Pipe Plants
- Learn about Other Medicinal Wild Plants
- Dried Indian Pipe Plants Turn Black
- Flickr Photos of Indian Pipe Plants
- Notice the Shape of the Indian Peace Pip...
Photo of Indian Pipe Plants Growing in the Woods
Other Names for INDIAN PIPE plants
The official name is
Monotropa uniflora.
It is also called
Ghost Plant, Indian Pipe, Bird's Nest, or Corpse Plant
The Indian Pipe Has Medicinal Uses
Watch the video (there's a quiz coming)
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Have You Seen Indian Pipe Plants?
Indian Pipe 27 ~ print by Andy2302
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More about Indian Pipe Plants
- Yarrow, Queen Anne's Lace, Indian Pipe - Examples of use as medicines
- Here's an herbalist who has used Indian Pipe for some treatments.
Learn about Other Medicinal Wild Plants
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Dried Indian Pipe Plants Turn Black
Photo by Virginia Allain
I took this photo in August when this clump of Indian pipes had dried out and turned black.
Flickr Photos of Indian Pipe Plants
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Notice the Shape of the Indian Peace Pipe in This Old Photo
That's why the plant is called Indian Pipes
Quiz about Indian Pipe Plants (based on the video)
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Do You Take Walks in the Woods?
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ThisAndMoreofThat
Sep 19, 2011 @ 1:43 pm | delete
- I love to walk in the woods. I was so excited the first time I saw these in the forest. They are so cool. I just last week saw the dried black ones (creepy). One day I hope to find a red one.
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paperfacets Oct 4, 2010 @ 5:18 pm | delete
- Wow, this is a new wild plant for me. Very interesting.
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naturegirl7 Sep 3, 2010 @ 11:47 am | delete
- I read a lot about them, but have never seen them in our woods. Great lens and lens rolled to My Halloween Garden.
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oztoo
Aug 17, 2010 @ 11:52 pm | delete
- what a fascinating plant. It really is aptly named indian pipes and ghost plant. It's whiteness must really stand out in the shaded areas that it grows in. Thanks for sharing this information. I've never seen anything like it.
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jptanabe
Aug 17, 2010 @ 10:27 pm | delete
- Fascinating! I'll keep my eyes open for Indian Pipe plants now I know about them!
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