By laelaps on July 7, 2009. A patch of Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora), photographed in Mount Kisco, NY. Tags Photography Plants More like this Lovely. What's the origin of the common name? Viewed from the side, the plant has a shape similar to the long-stemmed pipes the original inhabitants of the area used for smoking tobacco. Hence the name "Indian pipe."
Viewed from the side, the plant has a shape similar to the long-stemmed pipes the original inhabitants of the area used for smoking tobacco. Hence the name "Indian pipe."
Lovely. What's the origin of the common name?
Viewed from the side, the plant has a shape similar to the long-stemmed pipes the original inhabitants of the area used for smoking tobacco. Hence the name "Indian pipe."