by Rich Leighton | Aug 4, 2019 | Interesting Nature Facts, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Our native orchids have a symbiotic relationship with certain fungi called a mycorrhizal association. The fungus provides nutrients to the orchid plant, and the orchid is a home to the fungus. Orchid seeds are so tiny they do not have enough food to nourish a...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 4, 2019 | Interesting Nature Facts, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
To say that the number of wild native orchids found around the world is massive would be a massive understatement. Approximately 28,000 orchid species are found alive today which more or less equals the number of bony fish species found in the waters all over the...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 23, 2019 | Colorado, Interesting Nature Facts, Maxillarieae, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Orchidaceae
The yellow coralroot is unusual compared to other members of the Corallorhiza genus in that it is the only one that produces its own chlorophyll like nearly all green plants (hence the yellowish-green color) and is only partially parasitic on the surrounding plants...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 18, 2018 | Interesting Nature Facts, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Orchidaceae, Wildflowers
Giant Rattlesnake orchid (Goodyera oblongifolia) noted for its beautiful leaves is found throughout most of the Pacific Northwest has an interesting bit of folklore. Women of the Klallam Native American tribe used to rub the leaves of this plant on their bodies to...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 30, 2018 | Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
Probably the most famous of our southern native orchids, the rare, leafless and mysterious ghost orchid of South Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas is at home in the dark, humid swamps where it regularly skips a few to up to a dozen or more years between flowering. It is...
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