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Posted: 16 Jul 2019


Taken: 12 Jun 2019

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cephalanthera
austiniae
phantom orchid
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Phantom Orchid

Phantom Orchid
The Phantom Orchid, Cephalanthera austiniae, is the only species of the genus in North America (Europe has numerous species). It is found along the west coast of North America from California to British Columbia and unlike its European cousins is leafless and without chlorophyll, depending on a symbiotic relationship with a fungus to obtain nutrients from decaying organic matter. Because it has no chlorophyll it is often found on dark forest floors where little else is growing and where it stands out dramatically.

Traveling along the Columbia River we hiked in the area of Dog Mountain and went to see these especially where they were growing with various Coralroots, also leafless and without chlorophyll. It was a very windy day and in taking pictures we had to contend not only with the wind but with the poor light in which these were growing. In many parts of their range they are rare, British Columbia having but a couple of closely monitored locations, but they are not rare in the Columbia River gorge or in California and we would see them again as traveled south.

Nora Caracci, ROL/Photo, aNNa schramm, homaris and 23 other people have particularly liked this photo


17 comments - The latest ones
 X-pose
X-pose
Very nice portrait of this orchid
5 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
superbe et virginale !!
5 years ago.
 Schussentäler
Schussentäler club
a wonderful orchid
5 years ago.
RHH club has replied to Schussentäler club
It is indeed. We usually go every year to see it in the Columbia River Gorge.
5 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Wonderful white mistery, to me !
Very elegant and very well taken.
Thank you for the note, Ron.
5 years ago.
RHH club has replied to J. Gafarot club
Mystery is the right word, Jose. They seem to come out of nowhere and often are the only thing growing on a dark forest floor.
5 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Super, Ron !
5 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
A very beautiful shot Ron.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Thanks, everyone for the comments and faves.
5 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
A white delicate beauty!!
Many thanks, Ron!
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Exquisite trio!

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5 years ago.
 * ઇଓ *
* ઇଓ * club
Despite the winds and poor light, these are beautiful portraits of this unique orchid.
Wonderfully captured, Ron!
5 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
What a beautiful flower Ron and so well taken.
5 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
Yes we have so much Orchids. .The foto is great !!
5 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
It really looks ghostly.
5 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Une bien belle blanche
pas très courant dans le monde des orchidées ..
5 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
exquisite !
5 years ago.

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