Help With I.D. Please

Hi Gang,

These look like a flower but I think they might be fungi. These are in the woods behind my home in the leaf litter. I have seen these elsewhere in NJ.

Thanks,

Steve

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Good picture! Those are Monotropa uniflora, commonly called Indian Pipe, Ghost Plant, Corpse Plant, and many other names. It's an albino flowering plant, not a fungus.

Here's a page with more info than you probably wanted to know, you can also Google for more images of this interesting plant:

http://www.acorn-online.com/hedge/pipe.htm

Hi Guys,

The first time I saw these plants I thought they were a little repulsive but I've grown accustomed to seeing them now and actually find them very interesting. That link is fantastic, who would think that these things were used as medicine.

Thanks Again and Clear Skies,

Steve

I noticed the fly in this pic just a few minutes ago.

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