Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora), a saprophytic native wildlflower. Saprophytes have no chlorophyl and thus do not make sugar and starch through photo

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Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora), a saprophytic native wildlflower. Saprophytes have no chlorophyl and thus do not make sugar and starch through photosynthesis but rather gain all the nutrients they need by absorbing them through their roots from decaying organic matter.

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Keywords: -photosynthetic, botanical, botany, chlorophyl, decomposition, indian, monotropa, native, nature, nutrients, photosynthesis, pipe, plant, saprophyte, saprophytic, uniflora, wildflower