They look like pipes, so they are called Indian Pipes. They are also called Ghost Plants and Corpse Flowers. They are a flowering plant, but they have no chlorophyll - no green - no photosynthesis. They get their energy by parasitizing threads of fungus that grow together with tree roots. The fungus threads help the root absorb water and in return are feed by the tree. The Indian Pipes steal the food from the fungus. Nature can be complicated.
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