I found a fungus / plant that looks like a translucent white flower in the Adirondack Mountains. Do you know ?

Question

This fungus/plant was found in mid August although I have seen it before at other times of the summer.

Answer 1

there's many many types of albino plants. they don't use chlorophyll like normal plants. hence the color. as i said as there are so many types you'd have to be more specific but i think Indian Pipe is probably the most common. it has a down turned flower and grows to about 3-5 inches or so. oh you may hear it called ghost, or corpse plant.

Answer 2

Sounds like Monotropa uniflora.  Here is a link on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropa_u...

I know that students of mine have collected it near there in the past.