シャクジョウソウ

noun

yellow bird's-nest; pinesap; false beechdrops

A mycoheterotrophic plant (Monotropa hypopitys) that lacks chlorophyll and grows in forests. The Japanese name refers to its resemblance to a Buddhist monk's staff (錫杖).

• シャクジョウソウは光こう合ごう成せいをしない珍めずらしい植しょく物ぶつです。

  Pinesap is an unusual plant that does not photosynthesize.