Rose Pogonia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/25/2016.) Scientific name is Pogonia ophioglossoides. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on June 8, 2016. Go to the Rose Pogonia detail page for more information.
Rose Pogonia – Pogonia ophioglossoides
Upland Spreading Pogonia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/24/2016.) Scientific name is Cleistesiopsis bifaria. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on June 8, 2016. Go to the Upland Spreading Pogonia detail page for more information.
Upland Spreading Pogonia – Cleistesiopsis bifaria
Today (2/11) was sunny and unseasonally warm (62 degrees by late afternoon) for February, but much colder weather is forecast – tomorrow topping out in the 30s. Since we’ve been out of town for several days, I figured I should take this opportunity to check to see if the wildflowers are starting to show up at The Pocket. I was expecting to see Harbinger-of-Spring and that other harbinger of spring, Hepatica blooming, and kind of expected to see some Toothwort blooming. Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
Harbinger-of-Spring – Erigenia bulbosa
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Slender Ladies’ Tresses, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (12/24/2014.) Scientific name is Spiranthes lacera. Photo below was taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Carroll County, VA on Sep 2, 2014. Go to the Ladies’ Tresses detail page for more photos and information.
Small Purple Fringed Orchid, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (7/10/2014.) Scientific name is Platanthera psycodes. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Swain County, NC on June 28, 2014. Go to the Small Purple Fringed Orchid detail page for more photos and information.
Small Purple Fringed Orchid – Platanthera psycodes
Southern Twayblade, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/18/2014.) Scientific name is Listera australis. Photo below was taken at the Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve in Grady County, GA on Feb 20, 2014. Go to the Southern Twayblade detail page for more photos and information.
Southern Twayblade – Listera australis
Wow! If you like Trout Lilies (what’s not to like about Trout Lilies?) then… Wow! Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve is home to the densest population of Trout Lilies in the world. Arrive there at peak bloom – usually early February, but with the cold late winter we’ve had in the southeast, mid-February this year – and you too will be amazed at the carpet of yellow blossoms in a 40 acre patch of forest along the slopes down to Wolf Creek in Grady County, Georgia.
Massive display of Dimpled Trout Lily – Erythronium umbilicatum – at Wolf Creek Trout Lily Preserve
But there’s more…
Calypso bulbosa, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/04/2012.) Scientific name is Calypso bulbosa. Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on June 1, 2012. Go to the Calypso bulbosa detail page for more information.
Calypso Orchid, Fairy Slipper, Venus Slipper, Angel Slipper – Calypso bulbosa
Yellow Fringed Orchid, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/05/2011.) Scientific name is Platanthera ciliaris. Photo below was taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesville, NC on Aug 1, 2011. Go to the Yellow Fringed Orchid Detail Page for more photos and information.
Yellow Fringed Orchid, Orange Fringed Orchid – Platanthera ciliaris