Spring Coralroot Orchid (Corallorhiza wisteriana)

Five of us (Neil, Jen, Howard, Walter, and I) got together today for an orchid shoot in the Francis Marion National Forest in Berkeley County, SC. I had visited the site off and on for the past four or five years, and always saw Listera australis, but infrequently saw Corallorhiza wisteriana. Today, we hit it big. While Walter, Jen, and I were shooting Listera australis, Neil and Howard looked around to see if they could find the Corallorhiza wisteriana. After about a half hour, Neil came back with a big smile on his face. He had found a large group of them. Neil and Jen had not seen this particular orchid, so I was quite pleased that he had found them on this trip...