Platanthera macrophylla (Goldie's pad-leaved orchid) sized. Grand Sable Dunes, MI 7/3/11 |
Platanthera macrophylla (Goldie's pad-leaved orchid) Grand Sable Dunes, MI 7/3/11 |
Platanthera macrophylla (Goldie's pad-leaved orchid) just beginning to open up. Grand Sable Dunes, MI 7/3/11 |
Platanthera macrophylla (Goldie's pad-leaved orchid). Habitat. Grand Sable Dunes, MI 7/3/11 |
Platanthera hookeri (Hooker's Orchid) Grand Sable Dunes, MI 7/3/11 |
Platanthera hookeri (Hooker's Orchid) Grand Sable Dunes, MI 7/3/11 |
Platanthera hookeri (Hooker's Orchid) Grand Sable Dunes, MI 7/3/11 |
Goodyera tesselata (Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain) Leaves. Grand Sable Dunes, MI 7/3/11 |
Tom searching a riverbank for the elusive Listera auriculata, accessible only from the stream! 7/3/11 (Johanna Nelson) |
Success! The Listera grows on the far bank, in the spot illuminated by the sun. I sat on a milk crate to photograph... |
Listera auriculata (Auricled Twayblade) Habitat. Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera auriculata (Auricled Twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera auriculata (Auricled Twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera auriculata (Auricled Twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera auriculata (Auricled Twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Beautiful Sable Falls. Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera convallarioides (broad-lipped twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera convallarioides (broad-lipped twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera convallarioides (broad-lipped twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera convallarioides (broad-lipped twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
Listera convallarioides (broad-lipped twayblade) Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI 7/3/11 |
The "welcoming committee" at the entrance to the bog. Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) 7/4/11 |
It was very hot, so most of the early orchids were past. Platanthera aquilonis (northern green bog orchid) 7/4/11 |
Platanthera aquilonis (northern green bog orchid) close-up. 7/4/11 |
Dr. Charles Sheviak thought this specimen had some charecteristics of Platanthera hyperborea, but needed more photos. 7/4/11 |
Malaxis unifolia (green adder's-mouth orchid) 7/4/11 |
The large stands of Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) growing in this bog are truly amazing! 7/4/11 |
The large stands of Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) growing in this bog are truly amazing! 7/4/11 |
The large stands of Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) growing in this bog are truly amazing! 7/4/11 |
The large stands of Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) growing in this bog are truly amazing! 7/4/11 |
The large stands of Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) growing in this bog are truly amazing! 7/4/11 |
The large stands of Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) growing in this bog are truly amazing! 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae, close-up 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae, close-up 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae, close-up 7/4/11 |
If one wants roadside showy lady's-slippers, this is the place! 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) View from the car window. Lady slipper Scenic Byway, Minnesota 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) Lady slipper Scenic Byway, Minnesota 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) Lady slipper Scenic Byway, Minnesota 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) Lady slipper Scenic Byway, Minnesota 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) Lady slipper Scenic Byway, Minnesota 7/4/11 |
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper) Lady slipper Scenic Byway, Minnesota 7/4/11 |
Daughters Johanna & Christina with "Babe the Blue Ox". Bemidji, MN 7/5/11 |
Headed west! The badlands at Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park, North Dakota. 7/6/11 |