Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypopitys species 3
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Eastern Pinesap at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monotropa hypopitys
FAMILY
Monotropaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypopitys americana
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS) Flora of North America
Monotropa hypopithys
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS) Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Hypopitys monotropa
INCLUDED WITHIN Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (Gentry et al., 2013)
Monotropa hypopitys
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-03-002?:
Monotropa hypopithys FAMILY Ericaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypopitys americana
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Pinesap
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hyam5_001_lvd
Hypopitys americana (DC.) Small
JK Marlow jkm120616_922
June Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Early season flowering material is usually yellow or tawny, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE Indian Pipes, Pinesap and Pygmy Pipes
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypopitys species 3
FAMILY
Ericaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monotropa hypopitys
FAMILY
Monotropaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypopitys americana
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS)
Flora of North America
Monotropa hypopithys
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS)
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Hypopitys monotropa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (Gentry et al., 2013)
Monotropa hypopitys
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-03-002?:
Monotropa hypopithys
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypopitys americana
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