Fisher Oak Savanna
Saturday, I went on an INPAWS field trip to Fisher Oak Savanna. There is an excellent restored praire with many great species, but the highlight was seeing a colony Orange Fringed Orchid.
Potentilla arguta - Tall Cinquefoil
Potentilla arguta - Tall Cinquefoil
Dalea purpurea - Purple Prairie Clover
Liatris pycnostachya - Prairie Blazingstar
Silphium laciniatum - Compassplant
Platanthera ciliaris - Orange Fringed Orchid
Limenitis arthemis - Red-spotted Purple
1 comment:
I just had a great surprise this morning when I found eight flowering spikes of orange-fringed orchids while checking some trees in a boggy/seepy area. They were only on my radar because of this blog post.
Thanks!
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