North Carolina Wildflowers

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Orchidaceae > Orchis

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

Uncommon in rich woodlands in the mountains and NC piedmont
Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis) Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis)
Graham Co., NC
1 May 2004
Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis) Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis)
Haywood Co., NC
13 May 2005
Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis) Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis)
Haywood Co., NC
13 May 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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