First a page of native orchids, also where to find them. The photo date is in the detailed image. Timing is everything with orchids. 

  • Striped coral root -- an early bloomer near Clematis Ck, Mammoth area
  • Bog orchids near the boardwalk in OF geyser basin
  • Western Coral Root, also near the boardwalk in OF geyser basin
  • Green bog orchid, Mystic Falls hike from Biscuit basin
  • Green bog orchid detail
  • White bog orchid, Mystic Falls from Biscuit Basin. Large colony right by trail
  • White bog orchid detail
  • Fairy slipper, Calypso bulbosa. Near trail around Trout Lake in Lamar valley. We saw only 2 blossoms.
  • Fairy slipper, Calypso bulbosa. Near trail around Trout Lake in Lamar valley.

Most photos from June, 2013 trip with fellow plant-fancier Celia


  Find the Latin names and exif in the detailed images.