© Alan Hill
© Graham Day
Map updated: March 2008
:: Flora of Northern Ireland ::
| Previous Species | Bird's-nests Species List | Next Species |
| Monotropa hypopitys | Monotropaceae | Yellow Bird's-nest |
| Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the images | |||
© Alan Hill |
© Graham Day |
Map updated: March 2008 |
|
| This is a Protected species in Northern Ireland under the Wildlife (NI) Order, 1985. (More details) |
| Species Description: |
| This is a strange-looking herbaceous plant of scrubby woodland, totally devoid of functional leaves and of a uniform yellow colour, growing to about ten inches in height. The flowers droop downwards, but become erect in fruit. It is a saprophyte, which means it feeds on decaying organic material in the soil, probably using fungi as an intermediate means of digestion of the food matter. This plant is rather rare in Northern Ireland generally and was only recently discovered in County Antrim. Flowers in the latter half of the summer. |
| All names: Monotropa hypopitys L.; Monotropa hypopitys agg. L.sensu lato |
| © National Museums Northern Ireland, 2000-2009 |