Spotted corallroot ~ Corallorhiza maculata ~ wild orchid
There are always beautiful things to find along the Spring Creek trail, including places on the trail itself:
June 15, 2017
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Lovely ORCHID. Thanks and congrats.
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Comment by nvsubbaraman — June 15, 2017 @ 5:28 pm
Thanks!
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Comment by montucky — June 15, 2017 @ 7:04 pm
What a little beauty!
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — June 15, 2017 @ 6:06 pm
This one is a little early, and like most wildflowers, the first to bloom are usually smaller than the ones that bloom later. It’s harder to photograph, but it’s so pretty!
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Comment by montucky — June 15, 2017 @ 7:05 pm
It sure is!
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — June 15, 2017 @ 10:53 pm
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Pingback by from Montana Outdoors: | By the Mighty Mumford — June 15, 2017 @ 6:23 pm
Why does this beauty remind me of a flamenco dancer!?
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Comment by de Wets Wild — June 15, 2017 @ 8:12 pm
Perhaps the color scheme?
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Comment by montucky — June 15, 2017 @ 8:26 pm
And the “pose” I’m sure!
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Comment by de Wets Wild — June 15, 2017 @ 9:40 pm
beautiful indeed!
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Comment by Tammie — June 15, 2017 @ 11:57 pm
That’s a place to which I can return every day or two and always find something special, especially a little later in the summer.
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Comment by montucky — June 16, 2017 @ 7:56 am
Yes, the orchid is lovely. But that photo of the trail just knocks me out. I’ve already printed it out and have it tacked on the refrigerator. Starting today, I’m going to get serious about getting myself in shape, so that in a year, or two, I’ll be ready to hike that trail should the opportunity present itself. I’ve been muttering about wishing I could visit the West, but if I’m going to do it, I need to be prepared. That photo is some of the best motivation I’ve found!
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Comment by shoreacres — June 16, 2017 @ 4:41 am
As you know I love the mountain trails and usually prefer the high ones that come along with distant views over the surrounding forests and mountains, I visit this trail perhaps most often of all even though it doesn’t have those views (and the lower part of it is an easy trail) but it has many species of flowers and plants and somehow makes me feel as though the forest is surrounding me like a warm quilt on a cold winter night.
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Comment by montucky — June 16, 2017 @ 7:53 am
Lovely mountain trail….
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Comment by seekraz — June 16, 2017 @ 2:56 pm
Yes!
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Comment by montucky — June 16, 2017 @ 7:41 pm
We’re supposed to have coral root here but I never see any. It’s a pretty little thing.
That looks like a great trail to wander on.
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — June 16, 2017 @ 3:08 pm
This one was quite small. As summer goes on the plants will be much taller and larger. I will look for it’s close cousin, the striped corallroot too.
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Comment by montucky — June 16, 2017 @ 7:42 pm
I hope you can find it.
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — June 16, 2017 @ 7:55 pm
Love the 2nd photo, nothing like deep, dark woods.
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Comment by Candace — June 21, 2017 @ 3:49 pm
That is a frequent retreat for me on hot days; you can see why.
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Comment by montucky — June 21, 2017 @ 4:41 pm
Yes, wish I had a retreat like that today 🙂
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Comment by Candace — June 21, 2017 @ 4:57 pm
I bet you do! I’ve been following the heat news from there. Wow!
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Comment by montucky — June 21, 2017 @ 5:00 pm