Connecticut Plants
Indian Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Indian pipe has no chlorophyll, so it cannot obtain energy from sunlight. Instead, it gets nutrients from fungi in the soil.
- Family: heath (Ericaceae)
- Habitat: woods, in leafy humus
- Height: 4-10 inches
- Flower size: 3/4 inch long
- Flower color: white
- Flowering time: June to September
- Origin: native

