Cranefly Orchid – Native Plant of the Day 08/04/2024
Photo from 09/03/2013. Location: Flintstone, Walker County, GA.
More photos and information at the Tipularia discolor detail page.
Cranefly Orchid – Tipularia discolor
Also NPOD 09/28/2013, 09/28/2014, 09/28/2015, 09/29/2016, 09/06/2017, 08/04/2023
I am a Naturalist with the State of Ohio,Matthew Minter. On Wednesday July 31, 2019 I found evidence of Tipularia Discolor (Cranefly Orchid) at Pike Lake State Park on a West facing slope. Most of the stalks I found have already been spent, but I was able to take a photo of one stalk that still had flowers. I have been the Naturalist at Pike Lake State Park since 1983 and this is the first time I have seen evidence of the plant. I found it in the same area as Rattlesnake Plantain and Indian Cucumber Root.