RHH's photos with the keyword: amerorchis

Formerly named Amerorchis rotundifolia, this is now Galearis rotundifolia, the Small Round-leaved Orchid. We found this in abundance at one of the sites we visited in Kootenay National Park and found three different varieties. This is variety immaculata with an unspotted lip.

Formerly named Amerorchis rotundifolia, this is now Galearis rotundifolia, the Small Round-leaved Orchid. We found this in abundance at one of the sites we visited in Kootenay National Park and found three different varieties. This is variety lineata with lines or blotches of color on the lip.

Formerly named Amerorchis rotundifolia, this is now Galearis rotundifolia, the Small Round-leaved Orchid. We found this in abundance at one of the sites we visited in Kootenay National Park and found three different varieties. This is the ordinary variety with the spots on the lip.

Formerly named Amerorchis rotundifolia, this is now Galearis rotundifolia, the Small Round-leaved Orchid. We found this in abundance at one of the sites we visited in Kootenay National Park and found three different varieties, all shown in the inset photos. This is the ordinary variety with the spots on the lip.

This was another first for me on our trip to Edmonton last summer. While out orchid hunting with the friend mentioned in the previous post, I was also shown this unusual form of a common orchid by him. This is the Small Round-leaf Orchis but a rare form with a striped rather than a spotted lip, Amerorchis rotundifolia fma. lineata. The ordinary form, which grows in abundance in British Columbia and Alberta, is shown below. This is the orchid that is closely related, too, to the European genus, Orchis, the only North American species so closely related to that genus.

This is Amerorchis rotundifolia, the Small Round-leaf Orchis, not found in Washington but very common in British Columbia. These were photographed near Tete Jaune Cache but were well past their peak. We would see them again in Alberta in much better condition, but I thought I'd post these anyway. The species is only about six inches tall and is closely related to the European genus, Orchis, the only American species that is so closely related.

In Explore July 18, 2009, #200. Photographed near Tete Jaune Cache, but we found these growing in many different locations.

In Explore July 25, 2011, #353. Amerorchis rotundifolia, the Small Round-leaf Orchis, does not grow in Washington State. This plant was photographed in Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia where it grows by the thousands. In the place where this plant was photographed it was impossible to take a step without crushing some of the plants. The photo was taken early in the morning when the flowers were covered with dew or rain from the night before. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/a...

In Explore July 29, 2011, #456. Had to post just one more picture of this lovely little orchid, photographed near Kinney Lake on the Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park. This charming species is more closely related to European orchids than to most North American native orchids. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/a...