Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
Genus: Hypopitys (Bird's-Nest)
Hypopitys monotropa Crantz - Yellow Bird's-Nest
Hypopitys hypophegea (Wallr.) G. Don - Glabrous Bird's-Nest
(Almost) chlorophyll-free epiparasite, 10–25 cm tall. <span class="v1">plants:</span> yellowish. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> racemose, initially pendulous, subsequently erect, <ba><b>densely flowered</b></ba>, <ba><b>mostly 10–16 flowered...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences |  |
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
forests, shrubbery
in nutrient-poor, acid habitats