RHH's photos with the keyword: northwestern twayblade

The three pictures I've posted are of three orchids native to the Pacific Northwest and in some case to other parts of the country and even Eurasia. They are all small and rather insignificant, but intriguing when viewed closely. This species was photographed in the North Cascades in Washington. More information about it can be found here: nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2010/11/n...

This is a close up of the native orchid I posted a few days ago. Listera banksiana or caurina, the Northwestern Twayblade, has flowers around a half inch (1.5 cm) in size. The species is common here in the northwest, but because is small with small green flowers it often passes unnoticed. This example was photographed at Lake Elizabeth. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2010/11/n...

Listera banksiana, the Northwestern Twayblade, is another of our rather nondescript native orchids. The plant is six inches to a foot tall and the flowers are around half an inch. It is quite common in the northwest, though this is a rare three-leaved form. Almost always it has two opposite leaves and I have not even seen a notice of a three-leaved form. This, too, was photographed at Lake Elizabeth in the North Cascades. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/08/t...

This is another native orchid we found near Greenwater when hiking there last summer. Also known as Listera caurina, the Northwestern Twayblade is very common in our area and we seldom go on summer hikes in the mountains without seeing it. It's a small plant, usually a foot tall or less (30 cm) with rather insignificant half-inch (1 cm) flowers. The plant has two opposite leaves about half-way up the stem.