Monotropsis odorata Schwein.

Pygmypipes (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Monotropsis

Characteristics

Inflorescences 4-13 cm; bracts 5-11 × 2-8 mm, scarious at maturity. Flowers: sepals 1.5-10 × 0.5-4 mm; corolla 5-10 mm, lobes lanceolate-ovate, base saccate, apex rounded to acute; stamens 3-6 mm; anthers inverted at anthesis, 0.5 mm diam.; ovary 1-4 × 1-3 mm, glabrous; style 2-4 × 0.5-1.5 mm; stigma whitish to dull purplish, 1 mm diam. Berries 4-8 mm diam. Seeds to 0.6-1 mm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support mycoheterotroph
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Monotropsis odorata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30283647-2
WFO ID wfo-0001128934
COL ID 449TX
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Synonyms

Monotropsis odorata Monotropsis odorata var. odorata