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xfsketch
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White flower looking thing
#18724147 - 08/18/13 06:45 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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NE OH. I found this plant/fungus growing around mushrooms on the forest floor. They sprout in twos. I didnt find any together. I would see one or two of these all day in different areas I found mushrooms. Any idea?
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vjp
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724191 - 08/18/13 06:53 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Monotropa uniflora
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xfsketch
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: vjp]
#18724218 - 08/18/13 06:57 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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man I feel bad I tore it out of the ground now! TY for the ID though I think your right on!
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: vjp]
#18724219 - 08/18/13 06:57 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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vjp said: Monotropa uniflora
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xfsketch
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: Ganzig]
#18724223 - 08/18/13 06:58 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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yes very beautiful. Well at least I know they are rare now and will leave them be!
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xfsketch
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724234 - 08/18/13 07:00 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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wiki- Monotropa uniflora, also known as the ghost plant, Indian pipe, or corpse plant is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae, but now included within the Ericaceae. It is native to temperate regions of Asia, North America and northern South America, but with large gaps between areas.[1] It is generally scarce or rare in occurrence. Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll. Instead of generating energy from sunlight, it is parasitic, more specifically a myco-heterotroph. Its hosts are certain fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees, meaning it ultimately gets its energy from photosynthetic trees. Since it is not dependent on sunlight to grow, it can grow in very dark environments as in the understory of dense forest. It is often associated with beech trees.[2] The complex relationship that allows this plant to grow also makes propagation difficult. The plant is sometimes completely white but commonly has black flecks and a pale pink coloration.[3] Rare variants may have a deep red color. The stems reach heights of 10–30 cm, clothed with small scale-leaves 5–10 mm long. As its scientific name suggests, and unlike the related Monotropa hypopitys (but like the closely related Monotropastrum humile), the stems bear only a single flower, 10–15 mm long with 3-8 petals. It flowers from early summer to early autumn. Like most mycoheterotrophic plants, M. uniflora associates with a small range of fungal hosts, all of them members of Russulaceae.[4]
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724301 - 08/18/13 07:13 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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I love mycoheterotrophs, they are so fucking cool!
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: Dr. Sub]
#18724332 - 08/18/13 07:20 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Dr. Sub said: I love mycoheterotrophs, they are so fucking friggin cool!
Watch the language sir..  jk
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xfsketch
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: Dr. Sub]
#18724344 - 08/18/13 07:21 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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me2! I didnt know until now what they were but since I found them I been thinking wow! They are almost ALL white. wiki says the dont have chlorophil.
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724364 - 08/18/13 07:24 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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from http://livingafield.com/Plants_Monotropa_uniflora.htmWild Food Uses: The aerial parts of the plant can be eaten raw or cooked. When eaten raw, the plant has a bland taste, but when it is cooked, the plant tastes a bit like asparagus. I would caution eating this plant in anything but small amounts, as it contains a glycoside which can be poisonous if eaten in quantity. The plant is also said to possess hallucinogenic properties.
So it has hallucinogenic properties? wow!
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xfsketch
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724382 - 08/18/13 07:28 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Both Native American healers and white doctors used this plant at least till the early twentieth century. The juice mixed with water was used as a wash for eye problems. This ophthalmic use was apparently quite common and thought highly effective. Sores on other tender tissue were also treated with a solution. It was also considered a sedative and antispasmodic and so used to treat fits and convulsions such as occurs in epilepsy. It was considered a good substitute opium in many cases. The roots of this amazing plant are an excellent pain reliever. To be honest, pain reliever is a bit of a misnomer, as its actions are different from a normal analgesic. It does not eliminate the pain, the patient is still aware of the pain, but does not care. I guess it can be described as raising ones pain threshold or increasing ones pain tolerance.
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xfsketch
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724392 - 08/18/13 07:31 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724416 - 08/18/13 07:38 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Its so strange I didnt know what it was but my first thought was it looks like a ghost! lol Ghost plant
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724418 - 08/18/13 07:38 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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-------------------- Mr. Mushrooms said: I will confess something that should be quite obvious, CC. I love mushrooms, i.e. fungi. I really do. I am talking about a strong feeling, i.e. emotion, for them. I think they are beautiful. I even dream of them.
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: Bobzimmer]
#18724466 - 08/18/13 07:54 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanx for the link bobzimmer! Sorry I didnt research more earlier before asking for ID. Should I post the pics I got on that post?
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: xfsketch]
#18724498 - 08/18/13 08:02 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Only if you want to. I just thought you'd find it interesting.
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xfsketch
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Re: White flower looking thing [Re: Bobzimmer]
#18724525 - 08/18/13 08:09 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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reading now. Yes indeed interesting! TY
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