Indian pipes are neat little woodland plants. Ghostly white, they are members of a group of plants that don't use photosynthesis to make their own food but instead "prey" upon fungi, stealing ...

brought out memories and sightings, but not much botanical information or mythical stories. I'm still hoping, though. One gardener, Geof Beasley of Bella Madrona garden, had an interesting tidbit: ...

” I just got back from checking on the rosy Indian pipes and they are up!” said an email from Theresa Augustin, Director of Environmental Engagement and Outreach at Norfolk Botanical Garden. And I ...

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‘Indian pipe.” This is a term that conjures up many images – but not the one that was in store for me on a sunny day in August in Maine. I have come to learn from spending a lot of time here that ...

When you're walking in the woods in late August and September, keep your eyes open for the little plants the botanist Linnaeus classified as Monotropa unifora. We call them Indian pipes. You'll see ...

Each year I go with a collection of friends, the boarders and the boss to the Adirondacks for a camping and canoeing trip. We’ve been going for years and it has become one of the highlights of the ...

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Indian pipes are a neat little woodland plant. Ghostly white, they are members of a group of plants that don't use photosynthesis to make their own food but instead "prey" upon fungi, stealing ...