A scene of green. A column of loosely spaced, pale greenish white, orchid shaped blossoms amongst a background of green foliage. Barely seen is the bud of a Red Paintbrush. At the top of the column facing forward, is a fully opened, whitest looking blossom.

#Bloomscrolling #FloralFriday #Platanthera A native wildflower that is often overlooked as it's greenish white colouration blends into the background. The Round-leaved Rein Orchid (Platanthera orbiculata) with a Red paintbrush bud.

Käokeele (Käokeel)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe
#Platanthera, butterfly-orchid, Platanthera spp. Lit. cuckoo’s tongue. #Estonia has two species: #RohekasKäokeel, the greater butterfly-orchid, #PChlorantha (chlorantha = green-flowered & rohekas = greenish), and #KahelehineKäokeel, the
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Ink drawing of a small green wood orchid plume in bloom

Small green wood orchid (Platanthera clavellata)

Ink on sketchbook paper.

#inksketch #sketchbook #ncwildflowers #nativeplants #botanicalart #orchids #orchidart #platanthera #platantheraclavellata

A spike of tiny yellow-green Platanthera orchid flowers.

🌱 #Platanthera flava v. flava / Southern Rein Orchid grows here in hard dry clay, seasonally damp.

Eight #orchids 😍 – #Anacamptis pyramidalis, #Ophrys apifera, Ophrys insectifera, #Himantoglossum hircinum, #Platanthera chlorantha, Orchis purpurea, #Cephalanthera damasonium, and #Neottia ovata – found in the geological RNR of Vigny-Longuesse (FR

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