This species of this small orchid is native only to 6 western states, Alaska and western Canada..
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May 20, 2016
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THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT—!
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Comment by Jonathan Caswell — May 20, 2016 @ 7:11 pm
Thanks Jonathan!
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Comment by montucky — May 20, 2016 @ 8:38 pm
Wow! What a find. They are such complicated flowers. I don’t think I’ve ever found one in the wild.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — May 20, 2016 @ 8:21 pm
Timing is important for these because they have a rather short blooming time. Luckily I know where they live and it’s relatively close.
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Comment by montucky — May 20, 2016 @ 8:38 pm
It helps to know their address.;-)
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — May 20, 2016 @ 8:47 pm
Great creation of God. Thanks.
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Comment by nvsubbaraman — May 21, 2016 @ 12:07 am
Those long, twisty appendages are interesting and attractive, too. I thought leaves at first, though they may be sepals — or something else. In any event, I finally figured out when I saw this photo what these flowers have reminded me of: spiders! At least, the sort of spider that has a lovely, large, rounded abdomen. A lady’s slipper is a more appealing association, I suppose. 🙂
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Comment by shoreacres — May 21, 2016 @ 5:22 am
The three long brown twisted lance-shaped parts are indeed sepals. Because of them the Nlaka’pmx natives called them “buck” because they reminded them of a buck’s antlers.
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Comment by montucky — May 21, 2016 @ 7:47 am
Gorgeous! Looks quite small, so well spotted 🙂
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Comment by Vicki — May 21, 2016 @ 5:41 am
The showy parts are about a half inch long. The spots vary from just a couple to many from plant to plant.
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Comment by montucky — May 21, 2016 @ 7:49 am
Wow! What a find. They are such complicated flowers.
Liebe Gruesse Monika
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Comment by monikasbeautifulhome — May 21, 2016 @ 1:23 pm
They are indeed! thank you for your comment!
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Comment by montucky — May 21, 2016 @ 1:25 pm
You’re very lucky to have them-they’re beautiful things. They look a little different than ours but not much. Ours should be blooming in a week or so.
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — May 21, 2016 @ 3:57 pm
Yes they are beautiful. I can still remember the first time I saw them many years ago.
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Comment by montucky — May 21, 2016 @ 7:07 pm
Must be very rare, but beautiful.
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Comment by Sartenada — May 25, 2016 @ 11:09 pm
They sure are pretty, but quite plentiful in this area.
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Comment by montucky — May 26, 2016 @ 9:06 am
What a great flower. Lucky you.
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Comment by Steve Schwartzman — May 28, 2016 @ 6:52 am
It is always special to me to see any of the wild orchids. This is one of the prettier ones.
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Comment by montucky — May 28, 2016 @ 7:25 am