Corallorhiza species

Day trip to the upstate of South Carolina. Ashmore Heritage Preserve.

Day trip to the upstate of South Carolina. Ashmore Heritage Preserve.

Day trip to the upstate of South Carolina. Ashmore Heritage Preserve.

Native Orchid Conference trip to Oregon/California.

Native Orchid Conference trip to Oregon/California.

Native Orchid Conference trip to Oregon/California.

Native Orchid Conference trip to Oregon/California.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

We left the conference on Friday afternoon and headed out to a wonderful protected site called Wagner Natural Area. It's open to the public, but many just go there for the hike through the woods. This particular species gets its energy directly from underground fugus, and although it appears to have chlorophyl, it grows in the deep woods. I've never seen so many orchids in one place. This is just a tease for what's to come...

We left the conference on Friday afternoon and headed out to a wonderful protected site called Wagner Natural Area. It's open to the public, but many just go there for the hike through the woods. This particular species gets its energy directly from underground fugus, and although it appears to have chlorophyl, it grows in the deep woods. I've never seen so many orchids in one place. This is just a tease for what's to come...

On our last day in Yellowstone National Park, my son Dylan had done some homework the night before, because he wanted to see a Moose. So, he planned our trip to an area that was supposed to show us a Moose, and it also was a wild orchid site. So, he knew he had a good chance of getting us to drive there. Well, we didn't see a Moose, but we did see a whole lot of wildflowers, including orchids.

On our last day in Yellowstone National Park, my son Dylan had done some homework the night before, because he wanted to see a Moose. So, he planned our trip to an area that was supposed to show us a Moose, and it also was a wild orchid site. So, he knew he had a good chance of getting us to drive there. Well, we didn't see a Moose, but we did see a whole lot of wildflowers, including orchids.

On our last day in Yellowstone National Park, my son Dylan had done some homework the night before, because he wanted to see a Moose. So, he planned our trip to an area that was supposed to show us a Moose, and it also was a wild orchid site. So, he knew he had a good chance of getting us to drive there. Well, we didn't see a Moose, but we did see a whole lot of wildflowers, including orchids.