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Monotropa hypopithys

Common Names: Pinesap, Dutchman's Pipe, Yellow Bird's-nest

Note erect pale yellowish white to reddish-tinged inflorescence (not a true stem) with many tubular shaped flowers in tight cluster at top all in one direction. A myco-heterotroph which grows in deep shade paratising fungi which in turn is growing on nearby trees/rotting wood.

west-side N. Cascades; Olympics
Trails: Easy Pass; Mt. Townsend
Habitat: Montane forest
Elevation: 1,195 - 1,250 m (3,920 - 4,100 ft)
Monotropa hypopithys
Monotropa hypopithys
Monotropa hypopitys
Monotropa hypopitys
Monotropa hypopitys
Monotropa hypopitys
Monotropa hypopitys
Monotropa hypopitys