Jim Fowler

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Posted: 16 Aug 2009


Taken: 15 Aug 2009

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orchids
South Carolina
Platanthera ciliaris
Francis Marion National Forest
Berkeley County
Platanthera conspicua
Platanthera Xlueri


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P. conspicua + P. ciliaris = P. Xlueri

P. conspicua + P. ciliaris = P. Xlueri
This composite photo shows the putative parent orchids and their progeny. Since both parent species generally bloom about the same time of the year, it is understandable how a pollinator might take pollen from one plant species and deposit it in another plant species of the same genus. The result can be a very handsome hybrid.

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