The silken white flowers are so bright that they almost appear radiant in the shadowy woodlands where they grow. While they don't glow in the dark, as some people believe, Indian pipe can grow in the ...

Indian pipes are neat little woodland plants. Ghostly white, they are members of a group of plants that don't use photosynthesis to make their own food but instead "prey" upon fungi, stealing ...

Editor's note: The ghost pipe is rare in California, and the National Park Service discourages visitors from touching or picking the plant for any reason. “Is that it?” my friend Jonah asks, pointing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the summer, a mysterious, rare and unusual plant can be found in the deep shadows of the forest. Between June and September ...

‘Indian pipe.” This is a term that conjures up many images – but not the one that was in store for me on a sunny day in August in Maine. I have come to learn from spending a lot of time here that ...

By mid-to-late summer, woodlands are cloaked in deep shade, root zone temperatures are higher, and colorful wildflower palettes are a not-so-distant memory. That’s not to say there aren’t flowers for ...

There is nothing better than spending a late summer morning walking the woods in search of whatever interesting thing you can find. Lately I’ve been out wandering the thick cool forests looking for ...

Indian pipes are a neat little woodland plant. Ghostly white, they are members of a group of plants that don't use photosynthesis to make their own food but instead "prey" upon fungi, stealing ...

During the summer, a mysterious, rare and unusual plant can be found in the deep shadows of the forest. Between June and September, pearly white ghost pipe plants appear. Hiding from the sun, they ...