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Posted: 21 May 2013

Taken: 10 May 2013

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1/8 • f/14.0 • 100.0 mm • ISO 800 •

Canon EOS 7D

EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

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corallorhiza •
maculata •
occidentalis •
western spotted coralroot •

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Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis

Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis
This is the Western Spotted Coralroot, a monotrophic plant, leafless and without chlorophyll and deriving its nourishment from decaying material in the soil through a symbiotic relationship with a soil fungus. It is distinguished from the Spotted Coralroot by the rounded lip and by a slightly earlier blooming time.

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 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
Just super, and what an interesting plant! Great to see your fine work over here as well. Sorry Flickr went over to the Dark Side, aka the iPhone Dimension.
11 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
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Great macro shot.
11 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Technically, it isn't a saprophyte which feeds directly off decaying matter in the soil, but a mycotroph or myco-heterotroph which uses a fungus to feed off decaying matter.
11 years ago.
 Esther
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I had never heard of these types of orchids before. They (and your photos of them) are quite lovely.
11 years ago.

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