Ericaceae

Sweet pinesap

Monotropsis odorata Schweinitz

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Monotropsis

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Sweet pinesap (Monotropsis odorata) — FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Sweet pinesap, Pygmypipes

Synonyms

Cryptophila pudica W.Wolf.
Cryptophila pudica f. knapkei W.Wolf.
Cryptophila pudica f. maxima W.Wolf.
Monotropsis lehmaniae Burnham
Monotropsis odorata var. lehmaniae (Burnham) H.E.Ahles
Monotropsis odorata var. odorata
Monotropsis reynoldsiae (A.Gray) A.Heller
Schweinitzia caroliana G.Don
Schweinitzia caroliniana G.Don
Schweinitzia odorata Elliott
Schweinitzia odorata (Schweinitz ex Elliott) Raf.
Schweinitzia reynoldsiae A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David H. Cox, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sam Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jasper Shide, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Henderson, Gulf South Research Corporation, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.