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WHOA! Monotropa uniflora, have you all seen this before?

Rallispec

Rallispec

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i saw these outside while letting my dog out after a pretty hard storm we just had. I've never seen anything like these before. I first thought that they were a mushroom... but when i looked closer they had petals and flowery type parts. I had no idea what they were so i searched for ghost flowers on google and came back with Monotropa uniflora-- which seems like what i've got.



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i wish i had a better camera that could take some decent low light pictures.. maybe if they're still around tomorrow morning i'll get some nice sharp photos.

anyone seen these before?
 
We have them in Ohio. There are some growing in the woods 50 yards from my house. Very cool. They are distant relatives of rhododendron bushes and heather.
 
Originally posted by: lirion
We have them in Ohio. There are some growing in the woods 50 yards from my house. Very cool. They are distant relatives of rhododendron bushes and heather.
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yeah, thats what i'm finding in my research on google right now-- aperently they're also in the blueberry family.

also found out that they were used in herbal medicine for a long time becuase 'It was considered a good substitute for opium in many cases'.. hahaha 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Rallispec
i saw these outside while letting my dog out after a pretty hard storm we just had. I've never seen anything like these before. I first thought that they were a mushroom... but when i looked closer they had petals and flowery type parts. I had no idea what they were so i searched for ghost flowers on google and came back with Monotropa uniflora-- which seems like what i've got.



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pic 6


i wish i had a better camera that could take some decent low light pictures.. maybe if they're still around tomorrow morning i'll get some nice sharp photos.

anyone seen these before?
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What you found is called Indian Pipe. A native NA flower that has no chlorophyll.

Edit: didn't see the summary.

I have known about these plants since 1976 when I first found one.
 
Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
how did you know to search for ghost flowers?
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buecase thats what i thought they looked like. I searched for other things first - like 'white plant', 'fungus flower'.. etc. Ghost flower just happened to lead me to some more solid results. 🙂 (got lucky i guess )
 
Some of the pics have a lot of potential. I like the soft glow through the flower in 6, and the composition of 4 is pretty. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Amorphus
Some of the pics have a lot of potential. I like the soft glow through the flower in 6, and the composition of 4 is pretty. 🙂
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🙂 thanks. I would like 4 a lot more if it wanst so bright.. damn flash. maybe i can photoshop it a bit back into reality.


the biggest problem was in focusing., its just hard to get the autofocus to get what you want it to get-- and becuase the light was so low, they all look a grainy.


thanks for the compliment though, i've just started getting into photography and have been having a good time with it so far.
 
Originally posted by: Chraticn
Originally posted by: KingNothing
Can you order those from anywhere? Some quick googling didn't turn anything up.
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Yeah, I was looking into that too. Google turned up one site, but it was "looking for new supplier"
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a few quick searches on this plant and i dont see anything about ordering them, i did see that they're difficult to cultivate, so maybe the only way to get them is to find them in nature. i dunno.
 
These plants are saprophytes, meaning that they live off of dead and dying tree roots. They need a special soil fungus to break down the organic matter before they can use it. They can't be transplanted and if you try you'll kill them, no matter hoiw careful you are. If you want to try to grow them wait until their seeds ripen and sow the seeds in the area in which you wish to cultivate them. If things are favorable, they'll germinate and grow, but it will take a few years. That's all you can do. If they don't come up for you then you can enjoy the walk in the woods to go see them each summer. You win either way 😀
 
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