Chatterbox

This was the second native orchid we photographed near Crescent Lake on the first day of our trip to the Olympics. This is the Stream Orchid, Epipactis gigantea. It is the only Epipactis native to North America though we have another European species in the area that has colonized itself. The Stream Orchid is also known as the Chatterbox because of its moveable lip which bobbles up and down in the slightest breeze.