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In some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae
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monotropa
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Monotropa \Mo*not"ro*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + ? turn, from ? to turn.] (Bot.) A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.
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Monotropa is a genus of 5 species of herbaceous perennial plants , formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae , but now included within the Ericaceae . They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere , but are generally scarce or rare. ...