Meaning | leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae. |
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Synonym | genus Monotropa |
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Member of | Monotropaceae, family Monotropaceae | Used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae |
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Members | Indian pipe, waxflower, Monotropa uniflora | small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower |
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pinesap, false beachdrops, Monotropa hypopithys | fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America |
Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
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Spanish | genus monotropa, monotropa |
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Catalan | genus monotropa, monotropa, Monotropa |
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