Species Details
Monotropa uniflora L.
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LeavesAlternate, scale-like, oval to linear, up to 1 cm long, margins entire to slightly wavy
FlowersInflorescene solitary; flowers radially symmetric, simple, 14-17 mm long, waxy-white (sometimes pinkish), aging or drying black, curved to one side or drooping; bracts white; sepals 2-4, distinct, 7-10 mm long and 4-6 mm wide, lance-shaped to oblong, white, often wanting; petals commonly 5, distinct, 1-2 cm long and 0.5-1.5 cm wide, broadly oblong, white to pinkish or reddish, hairless; stamens 10, anthers ellipsoid, awnless; pistils 1, ovary superior, stigma funnel form
Fruits and SeedsCapsules, brown, erect, spherical, 5-7 mm wide, many-seeded; seeds membranously winged, 0.5-1 mm
Scientific Name
Monotropa uniflora L.
Common Name
indian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
General Description
Perennial herb; stems simple, erect, 5-30 cm tall, waxy white or pinkish, blackening with age; lacks chlorophyll, parasitizes mychorrhizal fungi associated with trees
Leaves
Alternate, scale-like, oval to linear, up to 1 cm long, margins entire to slightly wavy
Flowers
Inflorescene solitary; flowers radially symmetric, simple, 14-17 mm long, waxy-white (sometimes pinkish), aging or drying black, curved to one side or drooping; bracts white; sepals 2-4, distinct, 7-10 mm long and 4-6…
Inflorescene solitary; flowers radially symmetric, simple, 14-17 mm long, waxy-white (sometimes pinkish), aging or drying black, curved to one side or drooping; bracts white; sepals 2-4, distinct, 7-10 mm long and 4-6 mm wide, lance-shaped to oblong, white, often wanting; petals commonly 5, distinct, 1-2 cm long and 0.5-1.5 cm wide, broadly oblong, white to pinkish or reddish, hairless; stamens 10, anthers ellipsoid, awnless; pistils 1, ovary superior, stigma funnel form
Fruits and Seeds
Capsules, brown, erect, spherical, 5-7 mm wide, many-seeded; seeds membranously winged, 0.5-1 mm
Phenology
Flowers present from July to August
Range/Distribution
Alberta: Scattered across southern Boreal forest, north to Lake Athabasca CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK); USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS,…
Alberta: Scattered across southern Boreal forest, north to Lake Athabasca CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK); USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV); MEX; FRA (SPM); Cent. America; Asia
Citation
Page Citation for Monotropa uniflora L.
Page Citation
"Species Details - Monotropa uniflora L., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-5826. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 35 specimens of this Species.
114868 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Leduc
Date Collected2004-08-11
28061 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Anzac
Date Collected1968-06-25
54860 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cooking Lake
Date Collected1971-08-14
38371 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1970-09-19
13736 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Faust
Date Collected1941-07-24
62542 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Fort Saskatchewan
Date Collected1945-09-04
62544 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1944-08-16
62545 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton, University of Alberta
Date Collected1944-08-06
62543 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton, University of Alberta
Date Collected1954-08-16
13735 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton, University of Alberta
Date Collected1944-08-07
56313 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton, University of Alberta
Date Collected1975-08-05
102083 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Leming Lake
Date Collected1995-07-30
102461 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Leming Lake
Date Collected1995-04-06
107604 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Lakelse Lake Provincial Park
Date Collected1983-08-01
13738 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Cameron Lake (undet.)
13737 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Quesnel
Date Collected1944-07-20
13740 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Manitoba, Grand Rapids
Date Collected1948-08-25
63019 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Martindale Heights
Date Collected1895-07-24
13739 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Manitoba, Grand Rapids
Date Collected1948-08-25
62539 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert National Park
Date Collected1939-08-29
118996 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1999-09-02