Logo Chunky Gal Mtn. - Wildflowers 2023
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Early June 2023
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I realized that I hadn't visited the Small Fringed Orchids here in a
few years, so I climbed the mountain to see if they were blooming.
Except for a large tree having fallen in the middle of the area, the
plants were doing as well as I've seen, with 40 blooming stalks.


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Small Purple Fringed Orchid   (Platanthera psycodes)


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Small Purple Fringed Orchid


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Small Purple Fringed Orchids


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Medeola
Indian Cucumber Root   (Medeola virginiana)



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