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Autumn Coralroot (Corallorhiza odontorhiza)Observer
goatprairieDescription
At the base of a cold, north-facing sandstone cliff with a creek running right up to it. Yellow birch dominated with abundant lichens, mosses, and rock polypody on the cliff.
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Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)Observer
twalterDescription
also hearing many eastern narrowmouth toads and (green? ) frogs in this ditch .
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Pallidefulva-group Field Ants (Complex Formica pallidefulva)Observer
natevDescription
On Asclepias hirtella.
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Pale Grasspink (Calopogon pallidus)Observer
propullansDescription
Lake Ramsay Preserve, TNC
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Columbian Watermeal (Wolffia columbiana)Observer
danbadlandsDescription
Pond surface. Mixed with Landoltia puctata.
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Southern Butterwort (Pinguicula primuliflora)Observer
janetwrightPlace
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, Jackson, Mississippi, United States (Google, OSM)Description
Edge of bayou
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Pink Sundew (Drosera capillaris)Observer
janetwrightDescription
DeSoto NF - pitcherplant bog opening in pine forest
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Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)Observer
ry_folkDescription
I think? New site (to me). Lightly fragrant.
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Greenfly Orchid (Epidendrum conopseum)Observer
williammcfarlandDescription
Locally common: growing on bark of massive fallen Magnolia grandiflora; apparently very rare on trees in nearby habitat.
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Southern White-fringed Orchid (Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua)Observer
williammcfarlandDescription
4 individuals in gas pipeline right-of-way at edge of mucky beaver pond
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White Fringeless Orchid (Platanthera integrilabia)Observer
danbadlandsDescription
Woodland seep. Only 4 plants observed in flower. Dr. Robert Kral told me about this site in the 90s. Blanche Dean, Alabama environmental activist & writer, guards this site. She is buried nearby.
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Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)Observer
goatprairieDescription
Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata
*Photos 6 and onward added in 2022. Seen on July 31, 2022. Only one individual, so presumably the same orchid as this original observation.
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Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)Observer
a_schmidy_botanistDescription
Appears to be flowering far past its typical bloom season.
New flowers have grown from the base of a dead inflorescence (image 4).
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Green Bog Orchid (Platanthera huronensis)Observer
joeysantorePlace
Mcleod Creek Trailhead, Park Ave & Meadows Drive (West, Park City, UT 84060, USA (Google, OSM)Description
Possibly P. tescanensis whatever the shit or however you spell it lol. Good luck.
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Green Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora)Observer
joeysantoreDescription
Appressed hoods, no horns visible
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Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis)Observer
a_schmidy_botanistDescription
Just off the west side of the dirt road
