Pinesap (Monotropa hypopithys) plant, North Cascades, Washington, USA

The Pinesap plant (Monotropa hypopithys) blooms with a cluster of 3-10 nodding pale yellow, tan, or sometime reddish flowers on a single stem. It has no chlorophyll, gets nutrients through parasitism on fungi, and can live in very dark forest. Hike along beautiful Thunder Creek to Fourth of July Pass from Colonial Creek Campground, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, in the North Cascades, Washington, USA.

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The Pinesap plant (Monotropa hypopithys) blooms with a cluster of 3-10 nodding pale yellow, tan, or sometime reddish flowers on a single stem. It has no chlorophyll, gets nutrients through parasitism on fungi, and can live in very dark forest. Hike along beautiful Thunder Creek to Fourth of July Pass from Colonial Creek Campground, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, in the North Cascades, Washington, USA.