Wildflowers: monotropa uniflora?

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  1. jayhawk88

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    So i was walking around the Sandia Mountains, just outside of Albuquerque, NM in late July. Im guessng it is this "ghost flower" but it was not the usual white color. Instead it was bright red. Any suggestions on what this is? Thanks in advance!
     

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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Difficult to tell from photo. Maybe M. hypopithys or might be Geum triflorum
     
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    David in L A Active Member 10 Years

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    Could be Hypopitys lanuginosa (Monotropa hypopitys)
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    The white one is one species, this is another. Some places here the colored ones are most of what you see.
     
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    I did some further reseach and its pointing towards hypopitys, however i cant find one as red as this one was, it was literally fire truck red... and one source said that they turn from a yellowish color to the pink/red in the late summer early fall. this was in the middle of july. I also read (if correctly) that it mostly grows below 800m...this was at like 8000 feet also this was the only one in that area.
     
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    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    thanrose Active Member 10 Years

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    How about Sarcodes sanguinea?
     
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    Judging from the leaves (scales), it looks more like M. hypopitys.
     

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