![Hypopitys monotropia [Pinesap]](/images/July/White/IMG_1060.jpeg "Hypopitys monotropia [Pinesap]")
Common Name:
Hypopitys monotropia
Scientic Name:
Pinesap
Colors:
White
Months Appearing:
July, August
Native, perennial.
Height 4-12 inches.
Flower 1/2 inches long, 5 petals in a receme of 3-11 flowers. Hang down. Creamy colored but can be white, yellow or redish.
Leaves are scale- like along the stem. Same color as flower. No chlorophyll.
As flower matures flowers go to an erect position. Dried stalk may persist to following season.
Relies on mycorrhizal fungi for nutrition. 7/25, Shady damp woods, 1060,1063,1068