Monotropa
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
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Distribution
© USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (licence)Corpse Plants
Monotropa is a genus of three species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants that were formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae and presently are classified in Ericaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and are generally rare. Unlike most plants they do not have chlorophyll and therefore are non-photosynthetic; rather, they are myco-heterotrophs that obt... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Ericaceae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
50.00%
1 of 2 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 9a70d1b4-33ed-4631-979c-4db96c188674
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility