See text Monotropa is a genus of three species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants that were formerly classified in the family Monotropaceae and presently are classified in Ericaceae.

They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and are generally rare.

Unlike most plants they do not have chlorophyll and therefore are non-photosynthetic; rather, they are myco-heterotrophs that obtain food through parasitism on subterranean fungi.

The name "Monotropa" is Greek for "one turn" as every plant has one large turn near the top of the plant.

The genus consists of the following three species: Monotropa brittonii has been proposed as a separate species from Monotropa uniflora.