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Roadside Wildflowers - Summer 2020 Hwy 180, paralleling Soapstone Creek |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2020) |
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Roadside Wildflowers - Summer 2020 Hwy 180, paralleling Soapstone Creek |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2020) |
| A drizzly afternoon... Orchids were growing in profusion along the road. |
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| Yellow / Orange Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) |
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| Platanthera ciliaris |
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| Platanthera ciliaris in habitat |
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| Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes species) |
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| Spiranthes sp. In later years, I have readily identified the species here as S. lacera var. gracilis. But these flowers don't look the same! Perhaps because they were wet? |
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| Spiranthes sp. |
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| Spiranthes sp. Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis normally has a green spot on the lower lip, which is not seen in these photos. Perhaps the rain-soaked petals lightened it(?) |
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| Platanthera Ciliaris |
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| Platanthera Ciliaris |