Nina Foster

Nina Foster (she/her) is a post-baccalaureate fellow in the Plant Humanities at Dumbarton Oaks. She received her undergraduate degree in English with a minor in integrative biology at Harvard University. Her interests lie at the intersection of plants, wildlife, and people under changing climatic conditions.

Monotropa uniflora in bloom by Nichole Ouellette

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Ghost of the Forest: Monotropa uniflora

Look for this other-worldly plant in moist, shaded areas of mature forests throughout much of North America, East Asia, and northern South America.

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Ghost of the Forest: Monotropa uniflora

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