RHH's photos with the keyword: goodyera

Another one of the native orchids we found on our trip to Olympic National Park last summer. This is the Giant Rattlesnake Orchis, Goodyera oblongifolia, very common in our area. It is "giant" only in comparison to the Goodyera species from our area, the Lesser Rattlesnake Orchis. This stands about 18 inches tall (45cm) with flowers that are only a quarter inch in size (5mm). The photograph was taken along the Hume's Ranch trail in the Elwha Valley.

Goodyera oblongifolia, the Giant Rattlesnake Orchis, is one of our most common native orchids. It is a rare hike one which we do not see its leaves or its flower spikes. Blooming in August, we found it in flower on a hike to Lake Serene.

In Explore August 17, 2009, #437. Photographed on the Klahane Ridge Switchback Trail near Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. The following photo shows the foliage of this small but attractive orchid, which grows under forest cover on well-drained slopes. This was published in the April, 2011, issue of Orchids, the magazine of the American Orchid Society, in an article titled "Taking Aim."

These are the flowers of the Giant Rattlesnake Orchis, a very common species here in the northwest, so common that we rarely even stop to take pictures. This example was photographed at Goose Rock on the north end of Whidbey Island, overlooking Deception Pass. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/10/t...

Photographed at Goose Rock last summer, this is the very common Giant Rattlesnake Orchis, but the reticulated-leaved form. The species is so common that we rarely even stop to look or take pictures, but do stop when we see this beautiful form, which is much more uncommon. There are photos of the plain-leaved form at the link below, and the second photo here shows the flowers of this species. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/10/t...

Here's the Lesser Rattlesnake Orchis in situ near Kinney Lake. We found these while hiking the Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/08/l...

This is the Lesser Rattlesnake Orchis, a plant that grows all across northern Europe, Asia and North America. It does not, however, grow as far south as Washington, and for that reason we had never seen it until last summer when we were in Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia in August. It is small species, less than a foot tall with tiny white flowers and easily passes unnoticed. The leaves, not shown here, are often beautifully veined with silver. The link below has other pictures of it and of the other Goodyera that grow in our area, Goodyera oblongifolia, the Giant Rattlesnake Orchis. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/10/t...

One more photo of the Lesser Rattlesnake Orchis to bring my series of shots from Mount Robson Provincial Park to an end. This species does not grow in Washington, but does grow further east in Montana and is found in Europe and Asia as well. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/08/l...