Like all other members of the Broom-rape family, beechdrops lacks chlorophyll and is wholly parasitic, stealing nutrients from the roots of beech trees. |
Like Indian pipes, beechdrops have none of the chlorophyll of most plants and thus are not green. |
Appearing in late summer and fall, beechdrops are common throughout southern Ontario wherever there are beech forests. |
The dried stems of beechdrops can often be found through the winter. |