Ericaceae
Ghost pipe
Monotropa uniflora
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Monotropa
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Common names
By language (13)
- Arabic
- غليون هندي
- arz
- غليون هندى
- Basque
- Pipa indiarra
- Chinese
- 單花錫杖花, 水晶兰, 臺灣錫杖花
- English
- Ghost pipe, Indianpipe, Indian pipe
- Finnish
- Aavepiippu
- French
- Monotrope uniflore
- Hebrew
- מונוטרופה אוניפלורה
- Icelandic
- Pípurót
- Japanese
- ギンリョウソウモドキ, アキノギンリョウソウ
- Korean
- 수정난풀, 수정란풀
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- M. uniflora
- Russian
- Подъельник одноцветковый
Synonyms
- Hypopitys uniflora (L.) Crantz
- Monotropa australis Andres
- Monotropa brittonii Small
- Monotropa coccinea Zucc.
- Monotropa coccinea var. nicaraguensis Lange
- Monotropa morisoni Pers.
- Monotropa morisoniana Michx.
- Monotropa uniflora f. rosea Fosberg
- Monotropa uniflora subsp. coccinea (Zucc.) Andres
- Monotropa uniflora var. australis (Andres) Domin
- Monotropa uniflora var. coccinea (Zucc.) Domin
- Monotropa uniflora var. nicaraguensis Lange
- Monotropa uniflora var. variegata Andres
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sdetwiler, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.