Step 1 : Introduction to the question " What is the name of the flower in the picture? "
...
'Monotropa uniflora', also known as ghost plant, ghost pipe, or Indian pipe, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to temperate regions of Asia, North America, and northern South America, but with large gaps between areas. The plant is sometimes completely waxy white, but often has black flecks or pale pink coloration. Rare variants may have a deep red color.
Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll. Instead of generating food using the energy from sunlight, it is parasitic, and more specifically a mycoheterotroph.
Its host are certain fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees, meaning it ultimately gets its food 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. The complex relationship that allows this plant to grow also makes propagation difficult.
The stems reach heights of 5–30 centimetres (2.0–11.8 in), sheathed with highly reduced leaves 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) long, best identified as scales or bracts. These structures are small, thin, and translucent; they do not have petioles but instead extend in a sheath-like manner out of the stem.
More Info:
en.m.wikipedia.org
Step 2 : Answer to the question " What is the name of the flower in the picture? "
Wind flower:
Please let us know as comment, if the answer is not correct!
Step 3 : Disclaimer & Terms of Use regarding the question " What is the name of the flower in the picture? "
No comments:
Post a Comment