The ghostly, mysterious Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is commonly portrayed with nodding flower heads. The generic name, Monotropa, means “once turned”; and, after the flowers are fertilized -- by small bumblebees or perhaps also by flies -- they turn straight up and stay that way until the whole structure dissolves into black goo, releasing the seeds. It never has more than one flower per stem. Indian Pipe is a denizen of the deep forest. It has no need for leaves or green chlorophyll because it acquires its nourishment by way of a fungus in the soil. The fungus takes nutrients from the roots of trees and other plants and transfers them to the roots of the Indian Pipe. It may be that the Indian Pipe pays for this service by providing the fungus with phosphorus. We do know that the fungus is passing phosphorus to the photosynthesizing plants to which is attached. Does it matter that the Indian pipe is a member of the Blueberry family?