Ghost flower

you can't really tell but these are translucent. can anyone identify them?

Ghost plant, monotropa uniflora, in Mt. Talbert Park, Clackamas, Oregon.

Name: Ghost Orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii); Range: S. Florida, Bahamas, & Cuba

This week I had the rare privelege of visiting the habitat of Florida's legendary "Ghost Orchid", Dendrophylax lindenii. You may know of this orchid from Susan Orleans' book, The Orchid Thief. The movie Adaptation, which starred Meryl Streep and Nicholas Cage. was based on the book. Dendrophylax lindenii. is a rare leafless orchid that grows in the swamps of Southwest Florida. You have to wade through waist-deep water to get to it. It has been artificially propagated and some have succeeded…

Ghost Flower Monotropa uniflora x #plant #ghost #flower #monotropa #uniflora #photography

These flowers' white blossoms transform into crystal clear windows.

Flores Cristal

Orquidea Fantasma

Ghost flowers or Indian pipes, these are perennial flowering plants without chlorophyll. They are essentially parasitic, getting their energy from mycorrhizal fungi that live in the roots of trees. Photo by xDx.

Indian Pipe in Spring by Susan C. Larkin also known as ghost flower or corpse flower. crazy ethereal flower blooming all over the forest floor this week

The very first Indian pipes are starting to poke up through the forest floor. Lacking chlorophyll, this flowering plant cannot make its own food, but instead is parasitic and relies on getting en…

monotropa; indian pipe; ghost plant. found in rich woody areas.

ghost pipe flowers