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Western Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
a large clump with over 25 flowering stems!
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Western Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
Approx. 20 flowering stems scattered over a 4 m2 area of forest.
The 1st time I've seen C. maculata in Switzer Park!
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Hooded Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
5 flowering plants.
We noticed far fewer plants this year compared to others.
with @fielderda77
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White Bog Orchid (Platanthera dilatata)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
20 flowering plants scattered across a 4m2 area
with @fielderda77
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Heartleaf Twayblade (Neottia cordata)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
1 flowering plant
with @fielderda77
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Blunt-leaved Rein Orchid (Platanthera obtusata)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
2 flowering plants in this photo, several more leaves nearby.
with @fielderda77
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Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
I posted these two photographs with my fieldbook in front to show their size: about 3-4 cm across. Yet, these are technically var. pubescens (i.e., "large" Yellow Lady's Slippers). This illustrates a point that I have made many times: pure size (of any floral part) is a weak discriminator in C. parviflorum.
I think these (and many nearby) are small this year because of the hot dry growing season thus far.
This is one of the reasons that I usually post my observations as simply "parviflorum". My identifications of others also reflect this.
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Northern Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
single plant, well past.
(sorry for the poor iPhone photo, I tried its zoom feature and it doesn't look so good!)
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North Wind Bog Orchid (Platanthera aquilonis)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
4 flowering plants, and at least a dozen immature plants.
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Small Round-leaved Orchid (Galearis rotundifolia)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
only about 6 flowering plants, showing signs of stress.
Not nearly as many plants as previous years.
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Small Round-leaved Orchid (Galearis rotundifolia)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
12+ flowering plants in a 5 m2 area beside the trail
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Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
magnificent clump of ~ flowers!
many others nearby.
with @fielderda77
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Small Round-leaved Orchid (Galearis rotundifolia)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
6-7 plants, flowers just emerging. hidden near the base of a tree...
with @fielderda77
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Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
2 flowers. many nearby.
with @fielderda77
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
1 group of Calypso, almost past. In the group were 6 hybrids, right beside 8 'regular' var. americana.
I left the location open because there is not much chance of these being trampled.
Another interesting note: I've never seen Calypso growing in dense grass like this. Interesting.
with @fielderda77
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Kostiuk's Hybrid Calypso (Calypso bulbosa × kostiukiae)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
1 group of Calypso, almost past. In the group were 6 hybrids, right beside 8 'regular' var. americana.
The 3rd 'new' locality for Alberta for us on this trip.
I left the location open because there is not much chance of these being trampled.
Another interesting note: I've never seen Calypso growing in dense grass like this. Interesting.
I 'found' this group with @fielderda77 checking others nearby...
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
a nice group of 14 flowering plants (var. americana, we checked!)
by far the largest number of plants we saw (over 100) growing scattered between the tent loop and the new path down to the lake. We should have walked this path first!
with @fielderda77
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
2 flowering plants. 8 more within 5 m radius.
with @fielderda77
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Striped Coralroot (Corallorhiza striata)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
6+ flowering plants adjacent to the cutline with 10+ more in the nearby forest.
with @fielderda77
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Striped Coralroot (Corallorhiza striata)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
large group of at least 10 flowering plants with 5+ nearby
with @fielderda77
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
5 flowering plants
with @fielderda77
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
1 flowering plant on the cutline
with @fielderda77
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Northern Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
One of the largest and nicest groups of Corallorhiza trifida that I've seen!
with @fielderda77
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
The largest group of 'regular' Calypso we saw this day. ~ 14 flowering plants
with @fielderda77
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Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
Three orchid species in one spot:
- ~6 flowering Calypso
- at least 10 Neottia cordata, 2 of which are flowering in the one photograph
- a multitude of Goodyera oblongifolia, at least one in spike (just in front of the hz log in the back of the one photograph)
Looking at the photographs, there might even be a Goodyera repens leaf just in front of the middle Calypso (group of 4).
Neat spot.
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Heartleaf Twayblade (Neottia cordata)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
Three orchid species in one spot:
~6 flowering Calypso
at least 10 Neottia cordata, 2 of which are flowering in the one photograph
a multitude of Goodyera oblongifolia, at least one in spike (just in front of the hz log in the back of the one photograph)
Looking at the photographs, there might even be a Goodyera repens leaf just in front of the middle Calypso (group of 4 photo).
Neat spot.
with @fielderda77
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
Three orchid species in one spot:
- ~6 flowering Calypso
- at least 10 Neottia cordata, 2 of which are flowering in the one photograph
- a multitude of Goodyera oblongifolia, at least one in spike (just in front of the hz log in the back of the one photograph)
Looking at the photographs, there might even be a Goodyera repens leaf just in front of the middle Calypso (group of 4).
Neat spot.
with @fielderda77
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
approximately 8 flowering plants in a couple of m2 area.
Goodyera oblongifolia.
with @fielderda77
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Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)Observer
ab_orchidDescription
20+ plants, non-flowering, scattered on the forest floor. Incredible numbers of these plants.
with @fielderda77
