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Monotropastrum humile
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monotropastrum humile is a species of myco-heterotrophic plant of the family Ericaceae, distributed throughout eastern Asia, from the Himalayas to the Islands of Japan.[1]
It lacks chlorophyll and is therefore unable to perform photosynthesis as most plants do; instead it gains sugars and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi.[1][2][3]
It is sometimes referred to as Cheilotheca macrocarpa.[4]
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