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[SG] Monotropa uniflora

At 06:13 PM 7/24/98 -0400, you wrote:
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>  Hi, I was wondering if any wildflower enthusiasts have tryed
>to grow this plant?

Hi; according to udubon's field guide, the plants are saprophytes, like
mushrooms, and do not phtosynthesize but rather are nourished by mycorrhiza
(a fungus associated with the roots of certain plants, particularly trees)
which help to draw food from decayed material (duff).  It does have stamens
and a pistil, and the fruit is "an ovoid capsule," containing seeds.  The
plant blackens as the fruit ripens.

There is a place or two where one can order mycorrhiza for the garden, but
there isn't much knowledge re: which mycorrhiza benefits what plants.  Some
products are mixtures of different species.


Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Niles, MI  USA, Z 5/6
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