The following comment and beautiful photo was sent in via email for ID: I was out on a stroll through the woods and I came across this interesting looking plant.I thought you might know what it is. Keith Douglas Justice, Curator of Collections, has made a tentative ID of the plant as a coral root (Corallorhiza sp.).
the plant has did not changed much over the last couple of weeks.It remains virtually the same albeit it has decayed some.There are some other samples of Corallohiza growing in the area but this species seems rather unique.
I'm with Daniel on this one, Allotropa virgata. Corallorhiza species native to B.C.: C. maculata, C. mertensiana, C. striata, C. striata var. striata, C. trifida: all lack the red/white striped stem of Allotropa virgata.
Another Photo Keith sent us another photo and this message: I think that the plant looks most like the Allotropa virgata. Growing nearby was the Corallorhiza, as shown in the attached picture. Thank you for the info. I found some nice indian pipe coming up, interesting but not as showy as the "candy stick" plant. Keith