No Chlorophyll Needed

Stumbled upon this rarely seen plant yesterday on our walk in the woods; Indian Pipe. It is a plant that does not nourish itself via photosynthesis as it has no chlorophyll. Instead, it feeds from particular fungi that in turn feed from particular trees. Amazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YZk2lJBsfw

[Esther Rosenberg]

wow, that is interesting. I was wondering with all those leaves around and standing at the base of the tree. Cool find

[Julie Duncan]

@dutchothotmailcom Thank you, Esther! I completely geeked out when I found it. Ha ha! :)

[Krista Marson]

what the? how cool is that?!

[Julie Duncan]

@blueberry1222 Thanks, Krista! I thought so too! :)

[Milanie]

Fascinating

[Julie Duncan]

@milaniet Thanks, Milanie! I was pretty excited to find them. :)

[Mary Siegle]

Thanks for the information and link to the video. It was really interesting. Even though I’ve heard the name Indian Pipe, I had no idea really what it was.