365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Monday, May 15, 2017
Twayblade
Day 214: When people hear the word "orchid," their minds immediately conjure up images of sweet-scented corsages and magnificently coloured large flowers, but the family includes many other less flamboyant species and many of them live in the Pacific Northwest. The tallest of our Orchidaceae are the Corallorhizas, as is one of the smallest and rarest. The showiest by far is Calypso which even resembles a corsage orchid, but on a one-inch scale. Our forests are full of orchids if you know where and how to look for them! One of the tiniest members of the family is fairly common: Heart-Leaved Twayblade (Listera cordata). To put the size of its blossoms into perspective, compare the little black wasp engaged in pollinating the lowest flower in this image.
Labels:
Heart-Leaved Twayblade,
Listera cordata,
Longmire,
MORA,
Orchidaceae
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