Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Platanthera shriveri

My good friend and native orchid lover, Mark Rose, has been visiting a site in Watauga County, North Carolina for years, and he reported to me that Platanthera shriveri or Shriver's Frilly orchid was now in flower. I had photographed it many years ago and wanted to get another image of it. We ended up finding three plants in full bloom. Thank you, Mark!

My good friend and native orchid lover, Mark Rose, has been visiting a site in Watauga County, North Carolina for years, and he reported to me that Platanthera shriveri or Shriver's Frilly orchid was now in flower. I had photographed it many years ago and wanted to get another image of it. We ended up finding three plants in full bloom. Thank you, Mark!

My good friend and native orchid lover, Mark Rose, has been visiting a site in Watauga County, North Carolina for years, and he reported to me that Platanthera shriveri or Shriver's Frilly orchid was now in flower. I had photographed it many years ago and wanted to get another image of it. We ended up finding three plants in full bloom. Thank you, Mark!

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.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

Native Orchid Conference field trip in West Virginia.

This crab spider is very small. The nectary opening that it is "guarding" is about 1.5mm. I apologize for the lack of clarity, but this image was very closely cropped to enlarge the tiny spider. When Jim Petranka told me he had photographed Platanthera grandifolora last week up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I said, "WHAT!?!". Platanthera grandiflora in that area of North Carolina was at peak bloom the second and third week of JUNE. I know that, because I photographed them the last week of June, myself. And he photographed these plants -- at peak bloom -- the last week of JULY. He told me that he had some of the images on his laptop, and I asked him to show them to me. When I saw his images, I decided that what he had photographed was probably the most rare Platanthera orchid in North Carolina -- Platanthera shriveri. Of course, I had to see them myself, so I followed him to the location which was a couple of hours away. Most of the flowers were spent, but there were a few plants with presentable flowers toward the top of the bloom stalk. I'm fairly certain that these are Platanthera shriveri, but I'm open to any convincing that they are Platanthera grandiflora. Considering the bloom time, when P. grandiflora, P. psycodes, and P. lacera have been out of bloom for more than 4 weeks, what else could these be?

When Jim Petranka told me he had photographed Platanthera grandifolora last week up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I said, "WHAT!?!". Platanthera grandiflora in that area of North Carolina was at peak bloom the second and third week of JUNE. I know that, because I photographed them the last week of June, myself. And he photographed these plants -- at peak bloom -- the last week of JULY. He told me that he had some of the images on his laptop, and I asked him to show them to me. When I saw his images, I decided that what he had photographed was probably the most rare Platanthera orchid in North Carolina -- Platanthera shriveri. Of course, I had to see them myself, so I followed him to the location which was a couple of hours away. Most of the flowers were spent, but there were a few plants with presentable flowers toward the top of the bloom stalk. I'm fairly certain that these are Platanthera shriveri, but I'm open to any convincing that they are Platanthera grandiflora. Considering the bloom time, when P. grandiflora, P. psycodes, and P. lacera have been out of bloom for more than 4 weeks, what else could these be?

When Jim Petranka told me he had photographed Platanthera grandifolora last week up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I said, "WHAT!?!". Platanthera grandiflora in that area of North Carolina was at peak bloom the second and third week of JUNE. I know that, because I photographed them the last week of June, myself. And he photographed these plants -- at peak bloom -- the last week of JULY. He told me that he had some of the images on his laptop, and I asked him to show them to me. When I saw his images, I decided that what he had photographed was probably the most rare Platanthera orchid in North Carolina -- Platanthera shriveri. Of course, I had to see them myself, so I followed him to the location which was a couple of hours away. Most of the flowers were spent, but there were a few plants with presentable flowers toward the top of the bloom stalk. I'm fairly certain that these are Platanthera shriveri, but I'm open to any convincing that they are Platanthera grandiflora. Considering the bloom time, when P. grandiflora, P. psycodes, and P. lacera have been out of bloom for more than 4 weeks, what else could these be?

When Jim Petranka told me he had photographed Platanthera grandifolora last week up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I said, "WHAT!?!". Platanthera grandiflora in that area of North Carolina was at peak bloom the second and third week of JUNE. I know that, because I photographed them the last week of June, myself. And he photographed these plants -- at peak bloom -- the last week of JULY. He told me that he had some of the images on his laptop, and I asked him to show them to me. When I saw his images, I decided that what he had photographed was probably the most rare Platanthera orchid in North Carolina -- Platanthera shriveri. Of course, I had to see them myself, so I followed him to the location which was a couple of hours away. Most of the flowers were spent, but there were a few plants with presentable flowers toward the top of the bloom stalk. I'm fairly certain that these are Platanthera shriveri, but I'm open to any convincing that they are Platanthera grandiflora. Considering the bloom time, when P. grandiflora, P. psycodes, and P. lacera have been out of bloom for more than 4 weeks, what else could these be?

When Jim Petranka told me he had photographed Platanthera grandifolora last week up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I said, "WHAT!?!". Platanthera grandiflora in that area of North Carolina was at peak bloom the second and third week of JUNE. I know that, because I photographed them the last week of June, myself. And he photographed these plants -- at peak bloom -- the last week of JULY. He told me that he had some of the images on his laptop, and I asked him to show them to me. When I saw his images, I decided that what he had photographed was probably the most rare Platanthera orchid in North Carolina -- Platanthera shriveri. Of course, I had to see them myself, so I followed him to the location which was a couple of hours away. Most of the flowers were spent, but there were a few plants with presentable flowers toward the top of the bloom stalk. I'm fairly certain that these are Platanthera shriveri, but I'm open to any convincing that they are Platanthera grandiflora. Considering the bloom time, when P. grandiflora, P. psycodes, and P. lacera have been out of bloom for more than 4 weeks, what else could these be?

When Jim Petranka told me he had photographed Platanthera grandifolora last week up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I said, "WHAT!?!". Platanthera grandiflora in that area of North Carolina was at peak bloom the second and third week of JUNE. I know that, because I photographed them the last week of June, myself. And he photographed these plants -- at peak bloom -- the last week of JULY. He told me that he had some of the images on his laptop, and I asked him to show them to me. When I saw his images, I decided that what he had photographed was probably the most rare Platanthera orchid in North Carolina -- Platanthera shriveri. Of course, I had to see them myself, so I followed him to the location which was a couple of hours away. Most of the flowers were spent, but there were a few plants with presentable flowers toward the top of the bloom stalk. I'm fairly certain that these are Platanthera shriveri, but I'm open to any convincing that they are Platanthera grandiflora. Considering the bloom time, when P. grandiflora, P. psycodes, and P. lacera have been out of bloom for more than 4 weeks, what else could these be?