This section is from the book "A Guide To The Wild Flowers", by Alice Lounsberry. Also available from Amazon: A Guide to the Wild Flowers.
(Plate LXXXIX.)
Ecru or tawny, occasionally red.
Fragrant.
General.
June, July.
This is a closely allied plant to the Indian-pipe. The difference between them is that the false beech-drops have more flowers. They grow in a one-sided raceme and their hue is variable. Both plants are conspicuous in the deep, cool woods of summer.
 
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