Corallorhiza species

After a tortuous drive up a mountain that seemed like it took hours, we finally arrived at the remote location, dust covered and ready to see some orchids. Well, that's just what we did! Our field trip coordinators had done their job very well. The steep slopes were sprinkled for hundreds of yards with numerous clumps of both Spotted Coralroot orchids and Striped Coralroot orchids. Since neither of these species grows near where I live, it was quite nice to see so many color forms of each of these species. What a treat!... For more images and the full story, check out Jim's Blog ...

After a tortuous drive up a mountain that seemed like it took hours, we finally arrived at the remote location, dust covered and ready to see some orchids. Well, that's just what we did! Our field trip coordinators had done their job very well. The steep slopes were sprinkled for hundreds of yards with numerous clumps of both Spotted Coralroot orchids and Striped Coralroot orchids. Since neither of these species grows near where I live, it was quite nice to see so many color forms of each of these species. What a treat!... For more images and the full story, check out Jim's Blog ...

After a tortuous drive up a mountain that seemed like it took hours, we finally arrived at the remote location, dust covered and ready to see some orchids. Well, that's just what we did! Our field trip coordinators had done their job very well. The steep slopes were sprinkled for hundreds of yards with numerous clumps of both Spotted Coralroot orchids and Striped Coralroot orchids. Since neither of these species grows near where I live, it was quite nice to see so many color forms of each of these species. What a treat!... For more images and the full story, check out Jim's Blog ...

After a tortuous drive up a mountain that seemed like it took hours, we finally arrived at the remote location, dust covered and ready to see some orchids. Well, that's just what we did! Our field trip coordinators had done their job very well. The steep slopes were sprinkled for hundreds of yards with numerous clumps of both Spotted Coralroot orchids and Striped Coralroot orchids. Since neither of these species grows near where I live, it was quite nice to see so many color forms of each of these species. What a treat!... For more images and the full story, check out Jim's Blog ...

After a tortuous drive up a mountain that seemed like it took hours, we finally arrived at the remote location, dust covered and ready to see some orchids. Well, that's just what we did! Our field trip coordinators had done their job very well. The steep slopes were sprinkled for hundreds of yards with numerous clumps of both Spotted Coralroot orchids and Striped Coralroot orchids. Since neither of these species grows near where I live, it was quite nice to see so many color forms of each of these species. What a treat!... For more images and the full story, check out Jim's Blog ...

After a tortuous drive up a mountain that seemed like it took hours, we finally arrived at the remote location, dust covered and ready to see some orchids. Well, that's just what we did! Our field trip coordinators had done their job very well. The steep slopes were sprinkled for hundreds of yards with numerous clumps of both Spotted Coralroot orchids and Striped Coralroot orchids. Since neither of these species grows near where I live, it was quite nice to see so many color forms of each of these species. What a treat!... For more images and the full story, check out Jim's Blog ...

The two places we would visit on this day were Parc Boutte du Cap on Cape St. George, and Kippens Bog near Stephenville. Parc Boutte du Cap is noted for its towering cliffs, fierce winds, and Yellow Lady's-Slipper orchids in the thousands. Kippens Bog is a large but little-known bog in the village of Kippens, just to the west of Stephenville. It is known for the large number of multi-flowered Dragon's Mouth orhids. What a day we had photographing these beauties... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

One of the highlights of the day, for me anyway, was the Corallorhiza striata var. vreelandii forma eburnea . There is a great deal of controversy about the name of this particular species, but I've done my best here to confuse the matter even more. Suffice it to say, a Corallroot by any other name, looks as beautiful... This particular form is found in only a couple of places in Newfoundland. The first site we stopped at was near the Lomond River Trail parking lot. Andrus and crew took us to the location for about a dozen perfectly blooming plants. Wow! What a sight. Later, they would take us to an additional site where there were even more plants, but this represents almost the total of the population of all of these orchids in Newfoundland. We are so grateful to Andrus and his crew for trusting us with these locations... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

One of the highlights of the day, for me anyway, was the Corallorhiza striata var. vreelandii forma eburnea . There is a great deal of controversy about the name of this particular species, but I've done my best here to confuse the matter even more. Suffice it to say, a Corallroot by any other name, looks as beautiful... This particular form is found in only a couple of places in Newfoundland. The first site we stopped at was near the Lomond River Trail parking lot. Andrus and crew took us to the location for about a dozen perfectly blooming plants. Wow! What a sight. Later, they would take us to an additional site where there were even more plants, but this represents almost the total of the population of all of these orchids in Newfoundland. We are so grateful to Andrus and his crew for trusting us with these locations... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

One of the highlights of the day, for me anyway, was the Corallorhiza striata var. vreelandii forma eburnea . There is a great deal of controversy about the name of this particular species, but I've done my best here to confuse the matter even more. Suffice it to say, a Corallroot by any other name, looks as beautiful... This particular form is found in only a couple of places in Newfoundland. The first site we stopped at was near the Lomond River Trail parking lot. Andrus and crew took us to the location for about a dozen perfectly blooming plants. Wow! What a sight. Later, they would take us to an additional site where there were even more plants, but this represents almost the total of the population of all of these orchids in Newfoundland. We are so grateful to Andrus and his crew for trusting us with these locations... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

One of the highlights of the day, for me anyway, was the Corallorhiza striata var. vreelandii forma eburnea . There is a great deal of controversy about the name of this particular species, but I've done my best here to confuse the matter even more. Suffice it to say, a Corallroot by any other name, looks as beautiful... This particular form is found in only a couple of places in Newfoundland. The first site we stopped at was near the Lomond River Trail parking lot. Andrus and crew took us to the location for about a dozen perfectly blooming plants. Wow! What a sight. Later, they would take us to an additional site where there were even more plants, but this represents almost the total of the population of all of these orchids in Newfoundland. We are so grateful to Andrus and his crew for trusting us with these locations... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

One of the highlights of the day, for me anyway, was the Corallorhiza striata var. vreelandii forma eburnea . There is a great deal of controversy about the name of this particular species, but I've done my best here to confuse the matter even more. Suffice it to say, a Corallroot by any other name, looks as beautiful... This particular form is found in only a couple of places in Newfoundland. The first site we stopped at was near the Lomond River Trail parking lot. Andrus and crew took us to the location for about a dozen perfectly blooming plants. Wow! What a sight. Later, they would take us to an additional site where there were even more plants, but this represents almost the total of the population of all of these orchids in Newfoundland. We are so grateful to Andrus and his crew for trusting us with these locations... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

One of the highlights of the day, for me anyway, was the Corallorhiza striata var. vreelandii forma eburnea . There is a great deal of controversy about the name of this particular species, but I've done my best here to confuse the matter even more. Suffice it to say, a Corallroot by any other name, looks as beautiful... This particular form is found in only a couple of places in Newfoundland. The first site we stopped at was near the Lomond River Trail parking lot. Andrus and crew took us to the location for about a dozen perfectly blooming plants. Wow! What a sight. Later, they would take us to an additional site where there were even more plants, but this represents almost the total of the population of all of these orchids in Newfoundland. We are so grateful to Andrus and his crew for trusting us with these locations... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

One of the highlights of the day, for me anyway, was the Corallorhiza striata var. vreelandii forma eburnea . There is a great deal of controversy about the name of this particular species, but I've done my best here to confuse the matter even more. Suffice it to say, a Corallroot by any other name, looks as beautiful... This particular form is found in only a couple of places in Newfoundland. The first site we stopped at was near the Lomond River Trail parking lot. Andrus and crew took us to the location for about a dozen perfectly blooming plants. Wow! What a sight. Later, they would take us to an additional site where there were even more plants, but this represents almost the total of the population of all of these orchids in Newfoundland. We are so grateful to Andrus and his crew for trusting us with these locations... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...