Ghost Plant Identification: Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

A gardener found white, plastic-looking, spongey, smelly "ghost flowers" in mulch near a redbud.

ID: Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

• Also called **ghost plant** or **corpse plant**.
• **Mycoheterotroph**—no chlorophyll, parasitizes fungi on tree roots.
• **Smells like baby powder**.
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A fascinating native wildflower, not a fungus.