Indian Pipes

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aka Ghost Pipes (Monotropa uniflora)

Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll; it is parasitic on certain fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees.

First Landing SP, Virginia Beach, VA

Nikon D850 w/ 300pf + 1.4tc, 1/50 f/8 ISO 100

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nice shots. I usually see these around Beech trees. Was this, by chance, in a beech forest or around a group of beech trees? In some areas they are also called "ghost plants or ghost flowers." They are beautiful and you captured them beautifully.
 
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jeffnles1 said:
nice shots. I usually see these around Beech trees. Was this, by chance, in a beech forest or around a group of beech trees? In some areas they are also called "ghost plants or ghost flowers." They are beautiful and you captured them beautifully.
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Appreciate your comment Jeff. Yup, they were under a grove of beech. I also read that the type of mushrooms they parasitize are in the Russula family.
 
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