Monotropa uniflora
Convulsion Root, Ghost Pipe
Other regional names: Ghost Plant +2 more
- Ghost Plant
- Indian Pipe
- Indianpipe
Also known as: Hypopitys uniflora (L.) Crantz +5 more
- Hypopitys uniflora (L.) Crantz
- Monotropa brittonii Small
- Monotropa morisoniana Michx.
- Monotropa morisonii Pers.
- Monotropa uniflora f. rosea Fosberg
- Monotropa uniflora var. typica Domin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasite.
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Monotropa uniflora (commonly known as Convulsion Root or Ghost Pipe) is a parasitic plant belonging to the Ericaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Assam, British Columbia, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin