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Eastern summer orchids and wildflowers 2009

August and September were very busy this year. In early August Ron Parsons and Eric Lamont joined me for a memorable field trip to see some gorgeous Platanthera species and other delights in Eastern Pennsylvania. Eric and I visited the Gymnadeniopsis integra site in New Jersey again and were guided to a wonderful site for Hexalectris spicata (our first time for this species)in Virginia as well. I visited what had been an incredible population of Goodyera pubescens near Bedford, New York only to find that trees had blown down and the site was nearly obliterated... Thanks to some fellow Native Orchid Conference members, I saw Spiranthes laciniata and Corallorhiza odontorhiza for the first time this year. Enjoy the photos - they show how truly beautiful and interesting our native orchid species can be!
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Gymnadeniopsis integra NJ 8/16/09
Gymnadeniopsis integra NJ 8/16/09		 G. integra close-up. NJ 8/16/09
G. integra close-up. NJ 8/16/09		 Gymnadeniopsis integra NJ 8/10/09
Gymnadeniopsis integra NJ 8/10/09		 G. integra by a stream. NJ 8/16/09
G. integra by a stream. NJ 8/16/09
G. integra, tallest plants. NJ 8/16/09
G. integra, tallest plants. NJ 8/16/09		 G. integra, NJ 8/16/09
G. integra, NJ 8/16/09		 G. integra habitat. NJ 8/16/09
G. integra habitat. NJ 8/16/09		 Eric Lamont with the tallest specimens of Gymnadeniopsis integra. NJ 8/16/09
Eric Lamont with the tallest specimens of Gymnadeniopsis integra. NJ 8/16/09
Tom Nelson with G. integra. NJ 8/16/09
Tom Nelson with G. integra. NJ 8/16/09		 G. integra mass of plants. NJ 8/16/09
G. integra mass of plants. NJ 8/16/09		 Sabatia difformis growing with G. integra. NJ 8/10/09
Sabatia difformis growing with G. integra. NJ 8/10/09		 Platanthera cristata, growing near G. integra. NJ 8/10/09
Platanthera cristata, growing near G. integra. NJ 8/10/09
Platanthera blephariglottis Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera blephariglottis Hazelton, PA 8/2/09		 Platanthera ciliaris raceme. Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera ciliaris raceme. Hazelton, PA 8/2/09		 Platanthera ciliaris close-up. Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera ciliaris close-up. Hazelton, PA 8/2/09		 Platanthera x bicolor Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera x bicolor Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera x bicolor Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera x bicolor Hazelton, PA 8/2/09		 Platanthera x bicolor close-up. Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera x bicolor close-up. Hazelton, PA 8/2/09		 Mass of P. blephariglottis. Hazelton. PA 8/2/09
Mass of P. blephariglottis. Hazelton. PA 8/2/09		 Gentiana linearis Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Gentiana linearis Hazelton, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera peramoena, raceme. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera peramoena, raceme. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09		 P. peramoena close-up. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09
P. peramoena close-up. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09		 P.peremoena, Pa 8/2/09
P.peremoena, Pa 8/2/09		 P. paremoena close-up. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09
P. paremoena close-up. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera peramoena entire plant. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera peramoena entire plant. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09		 Platanthera peramoena habitat. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09
Platanthera peramoena habitat. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09		 Ron Parsons with P. peramoena. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09
Ron Parsons with P. peramoena. Millersburg, PA 8/2/09		 P. peremoena in the afternoon sun. Pa 8/2/09
P. peremoena in the afternoon sun. Pa 8/2/09
Lilium superbum PA 8/3/09
Lilium superbum PA 8/3/09		 Mimulus alatus PA 8/3/09
Mimulus alatus PA 8/3/09		 Platanthera ciliaris w. tiger swallowtail. PA 8/3/09
Platanthera ciliaris w. tiger swallowtail. PA 8/3/09		 P. ciliaris, the object of the butterfly's attention. Pa 8/3/09
P. ciliaris, the object of the butterfly's attention. Pa 8/3/09
Gymnadeniopsis clavellata PA 8/3/09
Gymnadeniopsis clavellata PA 8/3/09		 G. clavellata close-up. PA 8/3/09
G. clavellata close-up. PA 8/3/09		 Lobelia cardinalis PA 8/3/09
Lobelia cardinalis PA 8/3/09		 Sabatia angularias PA 8/3/09
Sabatia angularias PA 8/3/09
Hexalectris spicata w. flash. VA 8/15/09
Hexalectris spicata w. flash. VA 8/15/09		 H. spicata close-up w. flash. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata close-up w. flash. VA 8/15/09		 H. spicata w. flash. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata w. flash. VA 8/15/09		 H. spicata side-view w. flash. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata side-view w. flash. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata VA 8/15/09
H. spicata VA 8/15/09		 H. spicata close-up. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata close-up. VA 8/15/09		 H. spicata raceme. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata raceme. VA 8/15/09		 H. spicata full sun. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata full sun. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata whole plant. VA 8/15/09
H. spicata whole plant. VA 8/15/09		 Goodyera pubscens entire plant. Bedford, NY 8/6/09
Goodyera pubscens entire plant. Bedford, NY 8/6/09		 Goodyera pubescens close-up. Bedford, NY 8/6/09
Goodyera pubescens close-up. Bedford, NY 8/6/09		 G. pubescens close-up. Bedford, NY 8/6/09
G. pubescens close-up. Bedford, NY 8/6/09
Spiranthes tuberosa greatly enlarged, New Jersey Pine Barrens 8/16/09
Spiranthes tuberosa greatly enlarged, New Jersey Pine Barrens 8/16/09		 S. laciniata NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata NJ 9/6/09		 S. laciniata raceme, natural light. NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata raceme, natural light. NJ 9/6/09		 S. laciniata raceme w. flash. NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata raceme w. flash. NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata in habitat. NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata in habitat. NJ 9/6/09		 Johanna (age 10) w. very tall Spiranthes laciniata. NJ 9/6/09
Johanna (age 10) w. very tall Spiranthes laciniata. NJ 9/6/09		 S. laciniata close-up. NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata close-up. NJ 9/6/09		 S. laciniata close-up. NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata close-up. NJ 9/6/09
Johanna in Spiranthes laciniata habitat. NJ 9/6/09
Johanna in Spiranthes laciniata habitat. NJ 9/6/09		 S. laciniata w. secund flower spike. NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata w. secund flower spike. NJ 9/6/09		 S. laciniata w. strongly spiraled flower spike. NJ 9/6/09
S. laciniata w. strongly spiraled flower spike. NJ 9/6/09		 Corallorhiza odontorhiza (autumn coralroot) PA 9/18/09
Corallorhiza odontorhiza (autumn coralroot) PA 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza chasmogamous flower showing lip. PA 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza chasmogamous flower showing lip. PA 9/18/09		 C. odontorhiza showing lip. PA 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza showing lip. PA 9/18/09		 C. odontorhiza showing cleistogamous flowers. PA 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza showing cleistogamous flowers. PA 9/18/09		 C. odontorhiza, group. PA 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza, group. PA 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza showing lip. Pa 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza showing lip. Pa 9/18/09		 C. odontorhiza Pa 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza Pa 9/18/09		 C. odontorhiza - view from habitat. Pa 9/18/09
C. odontorhiza - view from habitat. Pa 9/18/09
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Michael Drake 20-Apr-2013 13:34
Tom,
Great pictures. I would love to see many of these orchids - locations are a well kept secret. If you will be going orchid hunting in pa/nj in the next few months and would be willing to have company I'd love to join you.
Thank you!!
Jim Fowler22-Nov-2009 13:42
Very nice, Tom. Looks like y'all had a blast!
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