This evening we are joined by BHWP naturalist, Juanita Hummel as she shares with us something rather different from our flowering plant friends. Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora), is a parasitic plant with no need to photosynthesize. Without the need for energy generation, there is no need for green chlorophyll, which is why it has that ghostly white appearance. Instead, this plant siphons the resources from nearby trees through the network of mycorrhizal fungi that the trees have developed a symb

We are making a ghost pipe tincture. This can be very effective at helping manage pain, but it must be treated kindly and respected. #whichbetty #educationalcontent #naturecontent #pnw #ghostpipe #greatoutdoors #Monotropa #tinctures #foraging #plantidentification #herbalmedicine #herbalremedies #herbalists #learning | Elizabeth Burdock

Monotropa uniflora (Ghost Pipe). What a mysterious and amazing plant. Ghost Plant doesn’t photosynthesize so no chlorophyll is needed. Instead plants are snow white or occasionally pink in color and they parasitize fungi in the Russulaceae family. #monotropa #monotropauniflora #ghostpipe #ericaceae #wildflowers #wildflowerphotography #mycoheterotroph #canon #canonphotography #CanonR6MarkII #canonmacro #paullovesplants | Paul Marcum