PINEDROPS

Class: Pterospora andromedea

Family: INDIAN PIPE, HEATH FAMILY

Sub Family: Monotropaceae, Ericaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Albany Beechdrop

Colour: Yellow

Height: 30-90 cm (1-3')

Each Flower: Up to 9 mm (3/8") long, urn-shaped with 5 lobes outcurved at tips; 10 short stamens; narrow, lance-shaped sepals half as long as flower; small, pointed bract at base of each flower

Leaves: Scale-like and narrow, lance-shaped and more crowded towards base of stem and brownish as plant does not need chlorophyll

Stems: Unbranched, fleshy, rigid, and reddish-brown, with very short, sticky hairs

Blooming Period: June - August

Habitat: Mostly in shady coniferous woods with deep humus, especially under yellow pine but also under fir, from lower to high elevations

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Saprophyte