 Platanthera praeclara (western prairie fringed orchis) Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, Stuartburn, MB 7/12/08 |
 Platanthera aquilonis (northern green bog orchis) near Marathon, Ont 7/5/08 |
 P. aquilonis, close-up. Marathon, Ont. 7/5/08 |
 P. aquilonis, habitat. Marathon, Ont 7/5/08 |
 P. aquilonis, roadside habitat near Rocky Harbour, Nfld 7/12/07 |
 P. aquilonis, dwarf plants in the heath. Table Point Ecological Reserve, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis (northern white fringed orchis) Hazelton, PA 8/30/08 |
 P. blephariglottis, raceme. Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. blephariglottis, Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. blephariglottis with Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern) Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. blephariglottis, J.T. Cheeseman P. Park, Nfld 7/8/07 |
 P. blephariglottis. Entire plant is 5" tall! J.T. Cheeseman P. Park Nfld 7/8/07 |
 Platanthera x bicolor (bicolor hybrid fringed orchis) P. blephariglottis x P. ciliaris. Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. x bicolor, raceme. Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. x bicolor, lighter blossoms. Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. x bicolor with P. blephariglottis. Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. blephariglottis with hybrids. Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 Eric Lamont with masses of P. blephariglottis growing in a swale under power lines. Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 Platanthera ciliaris (orange fringed orchis) Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. ciliaris, top view. Hazelton, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. ciliaris, Lambert Street Power Line Bog, PA 7/19/08 |
 P. ciliaris, close-up. Lambert Street Power Line Bog, PA 7/19/08 |
 P. ciliaris, Winthrop, CT 8/2/07 |
 P. ciliaris, close-up. Winthrop, CT 8/2/07 |
 Platanthera cristata (orange crested orchis) south of Sag Harbor, NY 8/5/07 |
 P. cristata, close-up. South of Sag Harbor, NY 8/5/07 |
 Platanthera cristata forma straminea (pale yellow-flowered form) Connetquot State Preserve, NY 8/6/07 |
 Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (white bog orchis) Brokenhead Preserve, MB 7/8/08 |
 Massive roadside stand of P. dilatata. Great Northern Peninsula, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 P. dilatata, Great Northern Peninsula, Nfld 7/14/07 |
 P. dilatata with P. aquilonis, Northern Peninsula, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 Platanthera flava var. herbiola (northern tubercled orchis) Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, West Virginia 7/20/08 |
 P. flava Var. herbiola, close-up. Cranberry Glades, WVA 7/20/08 |
 Platanthera hookeri forma abbreviata (Hooker's orchis, dwarfed form)Table Point Reserve, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 P. hookeri forma abbreviata, tiny plants growing in the heath. Table Point Reserve, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 Platanthera hookeri (Hooker's orchis) past-prime blossoms. East of Conway, MB 7/8/08 |
 P. hookeri, entire plant, past-bloom. Sandilands Provincial, Forest MB 7/9/08 |
 Platanthera lacera (green fringed orchis) Crumb Bog, PA 7/19/08 |
 P. lacera, close-up. Crumb Bog, PA 7/19/08 |
 P. lacera, diminutive plant. J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park, Nfld 7/19/07 |
 P. lacera, entire plant, 8" tall. J. T. Cheeseman P. Park, Nfld 7/19/07 |
 Platanthera leucophaea (eastern prairie fringed orchis) Brockville, Ont 7/26/08 |
 P. leucophaea, past-prime inflorescence. Brockville, Ont 7/26/08 |
 P. leucophaea, close-up. Brockville, Ont 7/26/08 |
 Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata (blunt-leafed rein orchis) Gros Morne Trail, Nfld 7/17/07 |
 P. obtusata, Gros Morne Trail, Nfld 7/17/07 |
 P. obtusata, close-up. Gros MorneTrail, Nfld 7/17/07 |
 Platanthera macrophylla (Goldie's pad-leaved orchis) in bud. Gros Morne Trail, Nfld 7/17/07 |
 P. macrophylla, sized. The large, succulent leaves are a marvel to behold! Gros Morne Trail, Nfld7/17/07 |
 Platanthera orbiculata forma lehorsii (pad-leaved orchis, dwarfed form) J.T. Cheeseman P. Park, Nfld 7/18/07 |
 P. orbiculata forma lehorsii, entire plant, 10" tall. J.T. Cheesman Park Nfld 7/18/07 |
 A riot of Platanthera orbiculata (pad-leaved orchis) growing next to, and into, the trail. Gros Morne Trail, NL 7/17/07 |
 P. orbiculata in bud (the story of my life) Woodridge Bog, MB 7/10/08 |
 Platanthera pallida (pale fringed orchis) group. Napeague, NY 8/3/07 |
 P. pallida, illuminated by the late afternoon sun. Napeague, NY 8/3/07 |
 P. pallida. Napeague, NY 8/3/07 |
 P. pallida raceme. Napeague, NY 8/2/08 |
 P. pallida, close-up. Napeague, NY 8/3/07 |
 Platanthera peramoena (purple fringeless orchis) Paint Bank, VA 7/20/08 |
 P. peramoena, just opening. Paint Bank, VA 7/20/08 |
 P. peramoena, raceme. Paint Bank, VA 7/20/08 |
 P. peramoena, Paint Bank, VA 7/20/08 |
 P. peramoena, along the Susquehanna River near Millersburg, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. peramoena, full bloom. Note almost white lip petals in this population. Millersburg, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. peramoena, close-up. Millersburg, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. peramoena, entire plant. Note deer-damaged plants in the background. Millersburg, PA 8/3/08 |
 P. peramoena. Eric Lamont with massive 4 ft. tall specimen. Millersburg, PA 7/20/08 |
 Platanthera psycodes (small purple fringed orchis) Cordroy Valley, Nfld 7/17/07 |
 P. psycodes, Cordroy Valley, Nfld 7/17/07 |
 P. psycodes forma albiflora (white-flowered form) Cordroy Valley, NLfld 7/17/07 |
 P. psycodes along Hwy 2, west of St. Ignace, MI 7/16/08 |
 P. psycodes, close-up. Note hour-glass shaped nectary opening. Hwy 2, west of St. Ignace, MI 7/16/08 |
 Platanthera praeclara (western prairie fringed orchis) closeup. Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, MB 7/10/08 |
 P. praeclara, Tall Grass Prairie, MB 7/10/08 |
 P. praeclara, entire plant. Tall Grass Prairie, MB 7/10/08 |
 Richard Reeves, our knowledgeable Manitoba orchid-guide, with Johanna and P. praeclara. Tall Grass Prairie, MB 7/10/08 |
 Platanthera shriveri (Shriver's frilly orchis) Thornwood, West Virginia 7/21/08 |
 P. shriveri ,close-up of frilly blossoms. Thornwood, WVA 7/21/08 |
 Ron Parsons and an unknown orchid conference attendee photographing P. shriveri. Thornwood, WVA 7/21/08 |
 P. shriveri, lilac-colored flowers. Possible back-cross with P. grandiflora. Hwy 55, near Cranberry Glades, WVA 7/20/08 |
 P. shriveri. Hwy 55, WVA 7/20/08 |
 Ron Parsons, Mary Gerritsen and Eric Lamont, all Native Orchid Conference attendees, with P. shriveri. Hwy 55, WVA |
 Platanthera tescamnis (Intermountain rein orchis) plant, 30" tall, with infructescence. Bicknell, Utah. 8/15/08 |
 P. tescamnis, habitat. Growing with past-bloom Epipactis gigantea (stream orchis). Sunglow Campground, UT 8/15/08 |