Everyone loves our native Orchids. Here are some that are listed in our database. Several we’ve seen on our field trips and others on trips taken further afield. All are native to North America. Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you have seen or know.

If you missed Jim’s presentation on Friday, you can see it here.

PS – If you are REALLY into orchids, Janie Marlow just posted a link to this wonderful article on NameThatPlant.net: “Spaulding, D.D., J.T. Kartesz, T.W. Barger, B.R. Keener, H.E. Horne, B.J. Finzel, E.C. Soehren, J.K. England, & M.T Spaulding. 2023. Flora of Northern Alabama, part 6. Orchid and Iris Families. Phytoneuron 2023-25: 1–165. Published 24 July 2023. ISSN 2153 733X”. You can read it here.

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Daudie Colson, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Joe Standaert, & Angela Wagner. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.