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Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora) blooming at Canoe Creek WMA IA 854A8395

This fantastic little woodland flower only grows in pristine forest glades where fairies roam. Also known as the ghost flower or ice plant, prehistoric people used it to sooth their nerves and also as a sedative, though they were then said to have wild vivid erotic dreams. Hmm...

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Uploaded on August 19, 2017
Taken on August 18, 2017