Ghost Flower (Monotropa uniflora) is a fleshy saprophytic perennial in the heath family.    Other common names include Indian-pipe, corpse plant and ice plant.   It has no green leaves, does not produce chlorophyl, and can’t photosynthesize.  It takes its food from decaying material on the forest floor. Fleshy white stems may be whitish-pinkish at first but turn white, then black.  … Continue reading →