Monotropa hypopitys (Pinesap)

Monotropa hypopitys

Quick Facts:

    Common Names: pinesap, dutchman's pipe, yellow bird's nest
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 8
    Type: Forb

Monotropa hypopitys, or pinesap, is native to all of the United States, except Hawaii, North and South Dakota, Nevada and Utah. It grows in dry conifer forests. It is a plant without chlorophyll and relies on a parasitic relationship with other plants for its food.

In our yard, this grows in the Conifer Area.

Our growing score: 10

Other pictures of this plant:


               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

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