2005-11-27 Tipularia discolor in upstate South Carolina Photo Gallery by Jim Fowler at pbase.com

2005-11-27 Tipularia discolor in upstate South Carolina

Some photos showing the great variety of Tipularia discolor leaves to be found in the upstate of South Carolina 2005-11-27. Purple Tipularia discolor leaves are unusual, and can be found in about 1% of this population. Spotted leaves are rather common, but I do not know what causes the spots. Neither the spots nor the purple color of the leaves seems to affect the flowers - they all seem to look the same.

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Typical Tipularia leaf - apple green color and no spots	Dark purple Tipularia leaf - about 1% of total Tipularia population in the area	Purplish green Tipularia leaf with large spots	Green and purple Tipularia leaves side by side
Typical and spotted leaves together	Green Tipularia leaves with large spots	Pair of leaves with small spots	Pair of leaves with large spots
Darker pair with small spots	Purple and typical leaves with two vertical flower stems remaining from this past July	Showing magenta underside of typical leaf	Trio of dark purple leaves - the same color as purple cabbage
Aplectrum hyemale - another orchid with a winter leaf. It withers away just before the orchid blooms in late spring.	Goodyera pubescens - an evergreen rosette. This orchid blooms in late summer.

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