Indian Pipe...

Monotropa Uniflora...commonly known as indian pipe, ghost plant, or corpse plant is a herbaceous perennial and does not contain chlorophyll. It is a parasitic plant and not light dependent since it obtains energy from its host plants which are photosynthetic trees. These are among the most spectacular and strange plants found in Oatka Creek Park and found in the forested areas and sometimes along heavily shaded paths close to forested areas.