Pigmy-pipes (Monotropsis reynoldsiae)

Monotropsis reynoldsiae (Florida Pygmy Pipes) photographed in Marion County, Florida.

Photo Credit: Vida Svahnstrom

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Ericaceae
State: FL
Nature Serve ID: 144439
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Pigmy-pipes (Monotropsis reynoldsiae) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Pigmy-pipes can be found in Florida

Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

This species was formerly more widespread, but it is now known from only three small populations in Hernando and Citrus counties, Florida. It is sensitive to disturbance and destruction from timbering.

Pigmy-pipes (Monotropsis reynoldsiae) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Monotropsis reynoldsiae
Authority	(Gray) Heller
Family	Ericaceae
CPC Number	2895
ITIS	23781
USDA	MORE
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Pigmy-pipes \| Sweet Pinesap \| Reynolds' pygmy pipes \| Florida pygmy pipes
Associated Scientific Names	Monotropsis reynoldsiae \| Schweinitzia reynoldsiae
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Florida	S1

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Monotropsis reynoldsiae (Florida Pygmy Pipes) photographed in Marion County, Florida.

Photo Credit: Vida Svahnstrom

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