Subfamily
Monotropoideae (Monotropes)
Pityopus californicus. Photo: (c) pronghornranch67, 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.
- 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)
- Subfamily: Monotropoideae (Monotropes)
- Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
- Order: Ericales (Heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies)
- Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
- Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
- Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
