Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Monotropa hypopitys
| Family : | MONOTROPACEAE (Bird's-nest Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Yellow Bird's-nest |
| Common Name (DE) : | Fichtenspargel |
| Common Name (FR) : | Sucepin glabre |
| Habitat : | Cool, damp, pine forests |
| Remarks : | It is a saprophyte, which means it feeds on decaying organic material in the soil, probably using fungi as an intermediate means of digestion of the food matter. |
| First appearing : | August |
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| Closest Location to Stuttgart basepoint: | In the Rot & Schwarzwild park, Stuttgart. N48° 45.787' E9° 06.295' |
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