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 ...

The woods of midsummer are dark and shady. The canopy overhead is solid with green leaves, and this thickness serves as a shield to stop sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Here, out of the light ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most plants are autotrophs because they make their own food by photosynthesis. But for every rule there is an exception. Some plants are non-photosynthetic and parasitic, obtaining their food through ...

Here s a welcome "heads up." Things are looking up in the woodlands. The U.S. economy, its environment and international relations are as sour as lemon rinds, but a sweet little flower blooms in the ...

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 ...