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    Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont: Nature observation of the day

    12 days ago

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    Many people who see ghost pipes (Monotropa uniflora) for the first time think it’s a mushroom-like fungus because of its lack of green color, but it’s actually a parasitic plant. Through a symbiotic relationship with the underground fungal network, ghost pipes are able to absorb energy from other plants (often beech trees). Because this plant doesn’t need to photosynthesize (create energy using the sun) it doesn’t have chlorophyll, which typically gives plants their green pigments. Don’t worry — it doesn’t harm the host plant! Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont encourages you to get outdoors and explore for Naturalist Week, June 17-21. Learn more at gsmit.org/naturalist.

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