FOIBIS

Species Details -
Monotropa uniflora L.  

Accepted name: Monotropa uniflora L.  
Synonym(s):
English names: Indian-pipe
One-flowered Indian-pipe
French names: Monotrope uniflore
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Ericales
Family:   Monotropaceae
OPL Code: HMONUN
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: The plant was smashed, mixed with water and applied to SORE and INFLAMMED EYES as a cure. To treat EPILEPSY and CONVULSIONS in children, the dried powdered root was administered in tea form (*2,*3,*4).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
132002
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
 


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