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 ...

EMPIRE, MI – The eerie beauty of this unusual plant has been spotted at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, an indication of a healthy forest at the park. Park staff wants to know: “Have you ever ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Seeing any strange-looking white plants popping up in Central Virginia? Here’s what they may be, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Ghost pipe are perennial plants ...

Until a few years ago, most people who knew what a ghost pipe was had a degree in botany. The spindly stems of the parasitic species — which appear bleach-white because they lack chlorophyll — emerge ...

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 ...

Last Sunday I was asked to give the message for the Chequamegon Unitarian Universalist Flower Ceremony. Everyone brought a flower, they were admired in a bouquet, and each person left with a different ...

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 ...