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Yellow Pine Sap - Monotropa hypopitys The yellow pine sap is a mycotroph, which means that it is a parasitic plant that obtains all its nutrients by stealing them from the roots of a tree. It does this not by entering the host directly, but with the help of a fungal intermediary. Like other mycotrophs, yellow pine-sap has no green tissues.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest. Dutchman's pipe,Geotagged,Hypopitys,Hypopitys monotropa,Monotropa hypopitys,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow Pine Sap - Monotropa hypopitys

The yellow pine sap is a mycotroph, which means that it is a parasitic plant that obtains all its nutrients by stealing them from the roots of a tree. It does this not by entering the host directly, but with the help of a fungal intermediary. Like other mycotrophs, yellow pine-sap has no green tissues.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest.

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The Pinesap

"Monotropa hypopitys" is a herbaceous perennial plant. Unlike most plants, it does not contain chlorophyll; it is a myco-heterotroph, getting its food through parasitism upon fungi rather than photosynthesis. These fungi form a mycorrhiza with nearby tree species.

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Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 11, 2018. Captured Jul 19, 2018 10:26 in Main, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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