North Carolina Wildflowers

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Orchidaceae

Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis)
Graham Co., NC
28 Apr 2006

Uncommon in rich woodlands in the mountains and NC piedmont
Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis)
Graham Co., NC
1 May 2004
Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005

Uncommon in the NC coastal plain (rare in the piedmont and mountains), this orchid is generally found in bog, seepage, or wet savannah habitats.

Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006

Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006

Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006

Bearded Grasspink (Calopogon barbatus) Bearded Grasspink (Calopogon barbatus)
Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006

An uncommon to rare plant of pine savannahs & meadows of the southeast coastal plain in NC.

Bearded Grasspink (Calopogon barbatus) Bearded Grasspink (Calopogon barbatus)
Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006
Common Grasspink (Calopogon tuberosus) Common Grasspink (Calopogon tuberosus)
Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2006

An uncommon to rare plant of pine savannahs & meadows of the coastal plain and mountain bogs in NC.

Brown Widelip Orchid, aka Lily-leaved Twayblade (Liparis lilifolia)
Orange Co., NC 27 May 2005

Uncommon but widespread in NC with more records from the mountains than from the coast.

Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris)
Craven Co., NC 28 Aug 2005

Green Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris)
Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2005

Uncommon to rare throughout NC, this little beauty grows in bogs, seepages, and other wet soils.

Green Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris)
Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2005

Green Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris)
Alleghany Co., NC 1 July 2005

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Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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