This is a Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora). Unlike most “normal” plants, the ghost pipe has no chlorophyll, so it does not photosynthesize. It feeds off of fungi that is mycorrhizal with trees, colonizing on the roots.

Stock photo: This is a Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora). Unlike most “normal” plants, the ghost pipe has no chlorophyll, so it does not photosynthesize. It feeds off of fungi that is mycorrhizal with trees, colonizing on the roots. was taken by samray .