Monotropa hypopitys (Pinesap)

Monotropa hypopitys

Monotropa hypopitys L.

Monotropa hypopithys L.

Hypopitys americana (DC.) Small

Hypopitys fimbriata (A. Gray) Howell

Hypopitys insignata E.P. Bicknell

Hypopitys lanuginosa (Michx.) Nutt.

Hypopitys latisquama Rydb.

Hypopitys monotropa Crantz

Monotropa hypopithys L. ssp. lanuginosa (Michx.) H. Hara

Monotropa hypopithys L. var. americana (DC.) Domin

Monotropa hypopithys L. var. latisquama (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles

Monotropa hypopithys L. var. rubra (Torr.) Farw.

Monotropa lanuginosa Michx.

Monotropa latisquama (Rydb.) Hultén

Monotropa hypopithys L. orth. var.

Pinesap, Dutchman’s Pipe, Yellow Bird’s-nest, False Beech-drops

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Ericales	Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others
Family	Monotropaceae	Monotropa family, which lack chlorophyll and get nutrition from parasitizing fungi
Genus	Monotropa	From Greek monos, “one,” and tropos, “direction,” since flowers always turn to the same side or, according to another source, referring to the sharp curve in the stem
Species	hypopitys	“Under pines”

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Monotropa hypopitys description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

8/21/2018 · Oak Hill, Littleton, MA
≈ 1¾ × 1¾" (4.6 × 4.9 cm)

9/15/2018 · Oak Hill, Littleton, MA
≈ 2½ × 2½" (6.5 × 6.2 cm)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, NH
≈ 3 × 3" (7.5 × 8 cm)

8/21/2018 · Oak Hill, Littleton, MA
≈ 1¾ × 1¾" (4.9 × 5 cm)

7/30/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, MA
≈ 3½ × 5" (9.7 × 13 cm)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, NH
≈ 5 × 6" (13 × 14 cm)

7/30/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, MA
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 20 cm)

8/14/2017 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Old Long Loop, Hollis, NH
≈ 2½ × 4½" (6.7 × 11 cm)

7/30/2017 · Jason”s Cutoff and Nearby Trails, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, NH
≈ 2 × 2½" (5.3 × 6.3 cm)

8/14/2017 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Old Long Loop, Hollis, NH
≈ 2½ × 4" (6.8 × 10 cm)

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