Isotria medeoloides

This is the remainder of my loooooooong day trip to north central Georgia mountains to botanize with my friends, Alan, Steve, and Max. We spent 16 hours either on the road or in the woods in the Chattahoochee National Forest. All in all, we had a very productive day... This is undoubtedly the most rare of the orchids we saw on our trip in the mountains. It is so rare, that it is federally listed as an endangered species. At the location where we found this plant, there were only two other Isotria medeoloides plants (that we could find), and they were without flowers. Actually, this one did not have a flower either. What you see in the center of the whorl of leaves is a seed capsule. This is a very good sign, since it gives some hope for a future population of this orchid...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This is the result of a long day of botanizing with two dear friends from Atlanta, Georgia -- Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling. These two guys know more about the flora of Georgia than anyone else I know. We made several stops, the first of which was at an Isotria medeoloides site in Union County, Georgia. The next stop was at a seep way up in the mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest, also in Union County. Finally we ended up at another Isotria medeoloides site in Fannin County, Georgia. Isotria medeoloides is one of the rarest orchids in North America. It is on the Federal List of Endangered Species. Very few populations of them are known, and the populations are always quite small. The two sites we visited contained less than ten plants -- of which only seven were blooming... I have not included a map location for these images due to the extreme sensitivity of the sites. To see additional images and to read more about this field trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

A flickr friend from Ohio, Andrew Gibson, paid us a visit hoping to see and photograph the rare, Small Whorled Pogonia orchid ( Isotria medeoloides ) in north Georgia. To read about the trip and what other neat stuff we found, please go to Jim's Blog ...

A flickr friend from Ohio, Andrew Gibson, paid us a visit hoping to see and photograph the rare, Small Whorled Pogonia orchid ( Isotria medeoloides ) in north Georgia. To read about the trip and what other neat stuff we found, please go to Jim's Blog ...

A flickr friend from Ohio, Andrew Gibson, paid us a visit hoping to see and photograph the rare, Small Whorled Pogonia orchid ( Isotria medeoloides ) in north Georgia. To read about the trip and what other neat stuff we found, please go to Jim's Blog ...

A flickr friend from Ohio, Andrew Gibson, paid us a visit hoping to see and photograph the rare, Small Whorled Pogonia orchid ( Isotria medeoloides ) in north Georgia. To read about the trip and what other neat stuff we found, please go to Jim's Blog ...

A flickr friend from Ohio, Andrew Gibson, paid us a visit hoping to see and photograph the rare, Small Whorled Pogonia orchid ( Isotria medeoloides ) in north Georgia. To read about the trip and what other neat stuff we found, please go to Jim's Blog ...

A flickr friend from Ohio, Andrew Gibson, paid us a visit hoping to see and photograph the rare, Small Whorled Pogonia orchid ( Isotria medeoloides ) in north Georgia. To read about the trip and what other neat stuff we found, please go to Jim's Blog ...

A flickr friend from Ohio, Andrew Gibson, paid us a visit hoping to see and photograph the rare, Small Whorled Pogonia orchid ( Isotria medeoloides ) in north Georgia. To read about the trip and what other neat stuff we found, please go to Jim's Blog ...

A flickr friend from Ohio, Andrew Gibson, paid us a visit hoping to see and photograph the rare, Small Whorled Pogonia orchid ( Isotria medeoloides ) in north Georgia. To read about the trip and what other neat stuff we found, please go to Jim's Blog ...