RHH's photos with the keyword: hypopithys

Monotropa hypopithys is a saprophyte. It has no chlorophyll and lives off the roots of other plants.

Pinesap plants are without chlorophyll, leafless, and live off decaying material in the soil. They are usually found on rather dark forest floors where little else is growing. These were photographed along a forest service road in the Cascades near Greenwater, Washington. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/near-greenw...