Monotropa uniflora
Indian pipe
5–30 cm, white to reddish, turning black on drying;
upper portion glabrous or sparsely pubescent.
linear or lanceolate to ovate, 2–10 mm.
solitary flowers.
sepals (3)5(6), lanceolate to oblong, 6–10 mm;
petals (3)5(6), oblong-spatulate, 9–20 mm, white to reddish;
margins entire;
filaments glabrous or sparsely pubescent;
anthers ellipsoid to ovate;
stigmas funnel-shaped with a subtending ring of hairs.
stout, 5–12 mm.
< 1 mm, winged.
=32, 48.
Monotropa uniflora
Moist forests. Flowering May–Sep. 0–1800 m. BW, Casc, CR, Est, WV. CA, ID, WA; throughout much of North America, south to Columbia; Asia, Europe. Native.
Stephen Meyers
- Local floras:
BC, 
CA, 
OR, 
WA - Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos,
Flora NW, 
PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. 
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist (observations)
USDA Plants Database- LBJ Wildflower Center
- SEINet
- Plants of the World Online
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Wikipedia
- Google Image Search
