Other common names:
False Beechdrops, Hairy Pinesap Other scientific names: Monotropa hypopitys, Hypopitys lanuginosa French names:
Monotrope du Pin Family: Heath Family (Ericaceae), (Indian-pipe Family (Monotropaceae)) Distinctive features:
Waxy appearance; cream-coloured stem; multiple flowers per stem. Similar species: • Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) - Pale white; one flower per stem. • Squawroot (Conopholis americana) - Chunky stem; flowers along stem. Flowers: Summer; White, Red/Pink, Green/Brown; 5 parts (petals); Waxy-looking. Leaves: None Height:
Up to 15 cm (6 in) Stem:
Waxy looking. Habitat: Forests Grows in Sun/Shade:
Shade Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 172 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 122, 232, 392 Native/Non-native:
Native Photographs:
196 photographs available, of which 8 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
Pinesap flowers are in a clump at the top of the stem. This is in contrast to Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora), which has a single flower at the top of each stem.
Here are some of the current year's plants mixed in with the blackened plant stems left from the previous year.
Pinesap is yellowish.
Inside of the flowers.
A patch of Pinesap plants.
Another nice patch of Pinesap under some Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)s.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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