you can't really tell but these are translucent. can anyone identify them?
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Ghost flowers
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you can't really tell but these are translucent. can anyone identify them?
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This week I had the rare privelege of visiting the habitat of Florida's legendary "Ghost Orchid", Dendrophylax lindenii. You may know of this orchid from Susan Orleans' book, The Orchid Thief. The movie Adaptation, which starred Meryl Streep and Nicholas Cage. was based on the book. Dendrophylax lindenii. is a rare leafless orchid that grows in the swamps of Southwest Florida. You have to wade through waist-deep water to get to it. It has been artificially propagated and some have succeeded…
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Ghost flowers or Indian pipes, these are perennial flowering plants without chlorophyll. They are essentially parasitic, getting their energy from mycorrhizal fungi that live in the roots of trees. Photo by xDx.
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Ghost Flower or Indian Peace Pipe flower, Monotropa uniflora x #plant #ghost #flower #monotropa #uniflora #photography
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Ghost Orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GSxtCsh9q8
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