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Family: Monotropaceae
pinesap, more, many-flower Indian-pipe
[Hypopitys americana (DC.) Small, more, Hypopitys fimbriata (A. Gray) T.J. Howell, Hypopitys insignata Bickn., Hypopitys lanuginosa (Michx.) Nutt., Hypopitys latisquama Rydb., Hypopitys monotropa Crantz, Monotropa hypopithys ssp. lanuginosa (Michx.) Hara, Monotropa hypopithys var. americana (DC.) Domin, Monotropa hypopithys var. latisquama (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles, Monotropa hypopithys var. rubra (Torr.) Farw., Monotropa lanuginosa Michx., Monotropa latisquama (Rydb.) Hultén]
.JPG) Liz Makings 
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Plant: Flowering stems to 30 cm tall, with 1 to usually several flowers, yellowish to orange or reddish, nodding, finely hairy, particularly in upper part of stem, smoothish below.
Leaves: no green leaves
Flowers: 1 to usually several flowers, with sepals (0-)4-5, these densely hairy inside, sparsely so outside; petals saccate at base, free from sepals; stigma umbilicate, surrounded by a ring of hairs beneath
Fruit: FRUITS erect, globular capsules, 4-8 mm wide; SEEDS minute, spindle-shaped
Misc: Coniferous forests in rich humus; 2100-2900 m (7000 - 9500 ft); Jul-Aug
Notes: Flowering stems to 30 cm tall, yellowish to orange or reddish, nodding, finely hairy, particularly in upper part of stem, smoothish below
REFERENCES: Haber, Erich. 1992. Monotropaceae. Ariz.-Nev. Acad. Sci. 26(1)2.
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