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Indian Pipe, also known as “Corpse Plant,” is one of the easiest plants to recognize. Unlike most plants, Indian Pipe doesn’t have chlorophyll, the stuff that makes plants green. Indian Pipe is a waxy, whitish color. It turns black when it gets old. Study of Northern VA Ecology

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Indian Pipe

Date Submitted: June 27, 2010

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 6/26/10

Observation Time: 3:20 p.m.

Observation Location: headwaters of Beaver Brook

Plant or Animal? Animal

Common Name: Indian Pipe

Scientific Name: Monotropa uniflora

Indian Pipe

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