Ghost plant

The very first Indian pipes are starting to poke up through the forest floor. Lacking chlorophyll, this flowering plant cannot make its own food, but instead is parasitic and relies on getting en…

For this month's Field Notes, Susan Knight explores the ecology of Indian Pipe, spooky looking white plants that skip photosynthesis and steal sugar from…

Monotropa uniflora. PNW native, zones 4-8. Shade 'ice plant'

Name: Ghost Orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii); Range: S. Florida, Bahamas, & Cuba

you can't really tell but these are translucent. can anyone identify them?

Ghost Plant The Ghost Plant is aptly named. Just imagine walking into a grouping of these in the middle of the night. This is a rare plant that people usually don't find anywhere. The plant does not get food from sunlight; strangely enough this plant feeds off a specific fungi which feed off of trees. Also called the Indian Pipe, this plant can rarely have a red coloration or streaking or sometimes has a pink hue to it as if it had recently eaten something that wandered by.

Graptopetalum is a genus of about 26 types including the ghost plant succulent. A lot of are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. We assemble these beautiful succulents in this pictorial guide for your simple succulent plant recognition. 26 Types Of Graptopetalum Pictorial Guide.