UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Few people outside herbalist circles had heard of ghost pipe a decade ago. These days, however, this strange white plant that lacks chlorophyll has developed an almost cult-like ...

On such occasions, I can't think of a native plant that I've been queried about more than the familiar "Indian pipe" and its near look-alike, "pinesap." The white stems of Indian pipe are so pale that ...

Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa ...

I was recently in a large southern Ohio forest, casting about for various interesting summer plants. The temperature was about 85 degrees Fahrenheit with high humidity — seasonally apropos. Those two ...

Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa ...

A striking white plant growing deep in the shady woods? Sounds like the start of a bewitching tale. And it is, because that unearthly color is just the beginning of the intriguing story of Monotropa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ghost pipe springs from forest leaf litter. By mid-to-late summer, woodlands are cloaked in deep shade, root zone temperatures are ...

This study is the first to scientifically document use of ghost pipe in North America, along with the growing influence of social media and the internet on how and why people are turning to ghost pipe ...