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Hypopitys monotropa (Hypopitys monotropa)

Description

Monotropa hypopitys � called Dutchman's pipe, false beech-drops, pinesap, or yellow bird's-nest � is a herbaceous perennial plant, formerly classified in the families Monotropaceae or Pyrolaceae, but now included within the subfamily Monotropoideae of the blueberry family.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Ericaceae

              • Genus: Hypopitys