Monotropa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Monotropa
Species
Scientific Name
Monotropa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Monotropa

Monotropa is a genus of four species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants. The genus was formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae and presently classified in Ericaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and are generally rare. Unlike most plants, they do not have chlorophyll and therefore are non-photosynthetic; they are myco-heterotrophs that obtain food through parasitism on subterranean fungi. Because they do not need any sunlight to live, they can live in very dark sites such as the floor of deep forest. The name "Monotropa" is Greek for "one turn" as every plant has one large turn near the top of the plant to a drooping tip when the plants are in flower. The type species is Monotropa uniflora.

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Monotropa in languages:

Chinese
錫杖花屬
Czech
hnilák
Danish
Snylterodslægten
Dutch
Stofzaad
English
Indian pipes
Finnish
aavepiiput
Japanese
シャクジョウソウ属
Korean
수정난풀속
Lithuanian
Gluosvė
Polish
korzeniówka
Russian
Подъельник
Swedish
tallörter

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