RHH's photos with the keyword: arboretum

This is the Western Spotted Coralroot, distinguished from the ordinary Spotted Coralroot by the shape of the lip. All the Coralroots are leafless and without chlorophyll, deriving their nourishment via a fungus from decaying plant material in the soil. As usual we are out orchid hunting at every opportunity and this was photographed during an afternoon walk in Sehome Hill Arboretum in Bellingham, next door to Western Washington University. We found three orchids in the Arboretum that day, including several Fairy Slippers and some Striped Coralroots. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/05/t...

This was taken on an afternoon walk in Sehome Hill Arboretum in Bellingham, adjacent to the campus of Western Washington University. It is not an arboretum in the true sense of the word, but a 180 acre park covered with second growth forest and with much of the native flora preserved. We found two Coralroots on our hike, this, the Striped Coralroot, as well as the Western Spotted Coralroot. This we found in only one location, the other in quite a number of locations along the trails, though if we had had more time I'm sure we could have found more. Like all Coralroots, these are leafless, without chlorophyll, and live off decaying plant material in the soil (they are mycotropic). This species has another variety with much smaller flowers that is much more rare and not as showy. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/05/t...