Wildflowers Identified: Indian-Pipe
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Indian-Pipe has these characteristics:
- 4 petals
- 5 petals
- 6 petals
- single flower on stem
- cluster or spike of flowers (a spike is a long cluster, with the flowers along the stem)
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- whitish flower color
- pink to red flower color
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- blooms in August
- blooms in September or later
- plant height one foot or less
- leaf petiole absent (has no leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- smooth leaf edges
- simple leaves about 1 1/2 to 5 times as long as wide
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org