Pinedrops is the tallest of all the mycotrophic-heterotrophic wildflowers, sometimes growing up to three feet tall. Pinedrops stand out in the forest due to this height. The flowers hang down off the stalk, usually with many flowers on one stalk. Often growing near other Pinedrops plants.
Disappearing Lake, FS66, Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, June 13, 2021
Sleeping Beauty trail, July 5, 2020
Little Three Creek Lake trail, August 12, 2023
Surveyor's Ridge trail, August 26, 2024
Placid Lake/Chenamus Lake trail, August 22, 2016
Matthieu Lake trail, Three Sisters Wilderness, August 10, 2023. Click on this photo to return to the Mycotrophic/Heterotrophic Wildflowers page