Subfamily

Monotropoideae (Monotropes)

Hemitomes congestum. Photo: (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Monotropoideae, sometimes referred to as monotropes, are a flowering plant subfamily in the family Ericaceae. Members of this subfamily are notable for their mycoheterotrophic and non-photosynthesizing or achlorophyllous characteristics.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Ericales (Heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies)
        Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
        Subfamily: Monotropoideae (Monotropes)
        Genus: Monotropa (Indian pipes) (2)
        Genus: Hemitomes (1)
        Genus: Chimaphila (Wintergreens) (2)
        Genus: Sarcodes (1)
        Genus: Pityopus (1)
        Genus: Pleuricospora (Fringed pinesaps) (1)
        Genus: Pyrola (Wintergreens) (4)
        Genus: Moneses (1)
        Genus: Pterospora (Pinedrops) (1)
        Genus: Orthilia (1)
        Genus: Allotropa (Sugarsticks) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Monotropa (Indian pipes)

Genus: Hemitomes

Genus: Chimaphila (Wintergreens)

Genus: Sarcodes

Genus: Pityopus

Genus: Pleuricospora (Fringed pinesaps)

Genus: Pyrola (Wintergreens)

Genus: Moneses

Genus: Pterospora (Pinedrops)

Genus: Orthilia

Genus: Allotropa (Sugarsticks)

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