RED PINESAP 



Hypopitys lanuginosa (Michaux) Nuttall 



Because of its bright red color, red pinesap is more showy than 

 some of its near relatives. Like them it is a plant of fungus-like 

 appearance, because of the complete lack of the green coloring 

 which characterizes nearly all flowering plants. It grows in wood- 

 lands, springing from decayed vegetable mould. The plants develop 

 and flower usually in rather late summer, but in the southern part 

 of their range as early as June. 



The red pinesap is widely distributed, being found from Florida 

 to Louisiana, and north to Quebec and Newfoundland. It is some- 

 times referred to the same genus (Monotropa) as the Indianpipe. 



The specimen sketched was collected near Washington, District 

 of Columbia. 



PLATE 2.I3 



