Im actually not sure if this is a plant or fungus so im sorry if i post this to the wrong subreddit. It’s growing on the ground next to a tree, north georgia. I know i probably shouldn’t have grabbed it with my bare hands considering i don’t know what it is, but oh well. does anyone know?
by International_Leg480
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A single [ghost pipe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropa_uniflora).
მე ვიცნობ საქართველოში არსებულ ყველა მცენარეს, და ამას ვერ ვცნობ. ალბათ ეს შემოტანილი დეკორატიული მცენარეა.
Indian pipe, a plant with no chlorophyll that’s a parasite of fungus. This is an interesting case, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them when they weren’t growing in a clusters.
Ghost pipe and yes it is indeed a plant that is often confused for a mushroom, good call in your classifciation.
Monotropa uniflora, ghost pipe is a parasitic plant that doesn’t make chlorophyll