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Jim Fowler deceased

Posted: 25 May 2013

Taken: 24 May 2013

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2.5 sec. • f/20.0 • 148.0 mm • ISO 100 •

OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-5

SIGMA 105mm F2.8 MACRO

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orchids •
Putty-root orchid •
Olympus 1.4X Teleconverter •
JIM FOWLER •
Greenville County •
Aplectrum hyemale •
E-5 •
Sigma 105mm •
South Carolina •
Olympus •
105mm •
wildflowers •
Adam-and-Eve orchid •

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Aplectrum hyemale (Putty-root orchid, Adam-and-Eve orchid)

Aplectrum hyemale (Putty-root orchid, Adam-and-Eve orchid)
Today, Alan Cressler (from Atlanta, Georgia) and I went looking for some open flowers of Aplectrum hyemale also known as Putty-root orchid. Often, the flowers will not open fully, and they will hang downward on the stem.

I had previously seen several populations of them along Hwy. 276 in upper Greenville County, South Carolina. After making a visit to these populations about a week ago, I thought that maybe the flowers would be past perfect bloom on this visit, and some of them were. However, we did find a number of plants that apparently got a late start, because these plants were in perfect shape...
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