Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis (Southern Slender Ladies'-tresses orchid)

These images are the result of a day trip I made to the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County, near Brevard, North Carolina. I went specifically to check on the progress of another orchid speccies. Three-birds orchid, but stumbled upon these beautiful wildflowers along the way...

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