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Native Orchid Portrait Gallery

This gallery represents some of the 93 native orchid species that I have photographed in their native habitats in the US and Canada from 2007-2010. The juxtaposition of these close-up shots of different species next to one another is quite appealing; the variations in color, form and size are truly amazing!
 Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus (common grass-pink)
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus (common grass-pink)
 Pogonia ophioglossoides (rose pogonia) w. crab spider
Pogonia ophioglossoides (rose pogonia) w. crab spider
 Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (large yellow lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (large yellow lady's-slipper)
 Cypripedium arietinum (ram's-head lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium arietinum (ram's-head lady's-slipper)
 Cypripedium acaule (pink lady's-slipper) with Isotria verticillata (large whorled pogonia)
Cypripedium acaule (pink lady's-slipper) with Isotria verticillata (large whorled pogonia)
 Cypripedium acaule forma albiflorum
Cypripedium acaule forma albiflorum
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin (northern small yellow lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin (northern small yellow lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper)
 Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium reginae (showy lady's-slipper)
 Cypripedium cailfornicum (California lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium cailfornicum (California lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (large yellow lady'-slipper)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (large yellow lady'-slipper)
 Cypripedium montanum (mountain lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium montanum (mountain lady's-slipper)
 Cypripedium kentuckiense (ivory-lipped lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium kentuckiense (ivory-lipped lady's-slipper)
 Cypripedium fasciculatum (clustered lady's-slipper)
Cypripedium fasciculatum (clustered lady's-slipper)
 Amerorchis rotundifolia forma lineata (small round-leaved orchid)
Amerorchis rotundifolia forma lineata (small round-leaved orchid)
Arethusa bulbosa (dragon's-mouth)
Arethusa bulbosa (dragon's-mouth)
Arethusa bulbosa forma subcaerulea
Arethusa bulbosa forma subcaerulea
Arethusa bulbosa
Arethusa bulbosa
 Gymnageniopsis  clavellata var. clavellata (little club-spur orchid)
Gymnageniopsis clavellata var. clavellata (little club-spur orchid)
 Cephalanthera austiniae (phantom orchid)
Cephalanthera austiniae (phantom orchid)
Gymnadeniopsis/Platanthera integra (yellow fringeless orchid)
Gymnadeniopsis/Platanthera integra (yellow fringeless orchid)
 Platanthera peramoena (purple fringeless orchid)
Platanthera peramoena (purple fringeless orchid)
 Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis (northern white fringed orchid) w. crab spider
Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis (northern white fringed orchid) w. crab spider
 Platanthera ciliaris (orange fringed orchid)
Platanthera ciliaris (orange fringed orchid)
 Platanthera x  bicolor (bicolor hybrid fringed orchid) Platanthera blephariglottis x Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera x bicolor (bicolor hybrid fringed orchid) Platanthera blephariglottis x Platanthera ciliaris
 Platanthera praeclara (western prairie fringed orchid)
Platanthera praeclara (western prairie fringed orchid)
 Platanthera leucophaea (eastern prairie fringed orchid)
Platanthera leucophaea (eastern prairie fringed orchid)
 Platanthera psycodes (small purple fringed orchid)
Platanthera psycodes (small purple fringed orchid)
Platanthera pallida (pale fringed orchid)
Platanthera pallida (pale fringed orchid)
Platanthera orbiculata (pad-leaved orchid)
Platanthera orbiculata (pad-leaved orchid)
 Platanthera hookeri (Hooker's orchid)
Platanthera hookeri (Hooker's orchid)
Platanthera hookeri
Platanthera hookeri
 Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis
Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis
 Platanthera leucophaea
Platanthera leucophaea
 Platanthera praeclara
Platanthera praeclara
 Platanthera lacera (ragged fringed orchid)
Platanthera lacera (ragged fringed orchid)
 Platanthera orbiculata
Platanthera orbiculata
 Platanthera  psycodes
Platanthera psycodes
 Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera ciliaris
 Galearis spectabilis (showy orchis)
Galearis spectabilis (showy orchis)
 Listera australis (southern twayblade)
Listera australis (southern twayblade)
 Isotria verticillata (large whorled pogonia)
Isotria verticillata (large whorled pogonia)
 Calypso bulbosa (eastern fairy-slipper)
Calypso bulbosa (eastern fairy-slipper)
 Liparis liliifolia (lily-leaved twayblade)
Liparis liliifolia (lily-leaved twayblade)
 Liparis loeselii (Loesel's twayblade, fen orchid)
Liparis loeselii (Loesel's twayblade, fen orchid)
 Goodyera oblongifolia (giant rattlesnake plantain)
Goodyera oblongifolia (giant rattlesnake plantain)
 Goodyera repens (lesser rattlesnake plantain)
Goodyera repens (lesser rattlesnake plantain)
 Goodyera  tesselata (checkered rattlesnake plantain)
Goodyera tesselata (checkered rattlesnake plantain)
 Malaxis paludosa (bog adder's-mouth)
Malaxis paludosa (bog adder's-mouth)
 Malaxis brachypoda (white adder's-mouth)
Malaxis brachypoda (white adder's-mouth)
Malaxis unifolia (green adder's-mouth)
Malaxis unifolia (green adder's-mouth)
 Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis (western spotted coralroot)
Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis (western spotted coralroot)
 Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata (spotted coralroot)
Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata (spotted coralroot)
 Corallorhiza maculata (new unpublished variety discovered by Adam Cousins in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Ontario)
Corallorhiza maculata (new unpublished variety discovered by Adam Cousins in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Ontario)
 Corallorhiza trifida (early coralroot)
Corallorhiza trifida (early coralroot)
 Corallorhiza striata (striped coralroot)
Corallorhiza striata (striped coralroot)
 Hexalectris spicata var. spicata (crested coralroot)
Hexalectris spicata var. spicata (crested coralroot)
 Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (tall norther white bog orchid)
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (tall norther white bog orchid)
 Platanthera huronensis  (green bog orchid)
Platanthera huronensis (green bog orchid)
 Piperia transversa (flat-spurred piperia)
Piperia transversa (flat-spurred piperia)
 Piperia yadonii (Yadon's piperia)
Piperia yadonii (Yadon's piperia)
 Spiranthes  romanzoffiana (hooded ladies'-tresses)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana (hooded ladies'-tresses)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana w. unusual flower shape.
Spiranthes romanzoffiana w. unusual flower shape.
 Spiranthes lucida (shining ladies'-tresses)
Spiranthes lucida (shining ladies'-tresses)
Spiranthes lacera var. lacera (northern slender ladies'-tresses)
Spiranthes lacera var. lacera (northern slender ladies'-tresses)
 Spiranthes lacera var. lacera
Spiranthes lacera var. lacera
 Spiranthes diluvialis (Ute ladies'-tresses)
Spiranthes diluvialis (Ute ladies'-tresses)
 Spiranthes tuberosa (little ladies'-tresses)
Spiranthes tuberosa (little ladies'-tresses)