Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Amerorchis rotundifolia

Macro photograph of one tiny flower of the Round-leaved Orchid plant. I always think they look like little angels with wings and halo and wearing polkadot pyjamas : ) Photographed at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park on July 8th. Also known as Round-leaved Bog Orchid or Small Round-leaved Orchid. talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/?s=1069 Going to dash out for two or three hours with my camera - need this, as I have just learned that the buyer of my brother's house in England has withdrawn, and so now really all I can do is allow it to be placed on auction. It has taken the "buyer" about three months to get to this point! There was even a SOLD sign in the front garden. So disappointing - and of course it means another huge financial loss plus more expenses .... sigh. Nearly 8:30 p.m. - major storm is about to happen - thunder, lightning and - rain? Oh, and hail.

This is just a single tiny flower of the flower cluster of the wild Round-leaved Orchid. There are several (2-8) of these small flowers along a main stem. This plant grows in mossy areas of moist coniferous forests. It looks rather like a little angel with wings and a polk-dot gown. Very delicate little flowers, each one 12-15 mm long.

An attractive small wildflower that is a welcome sight on stream banks, in moist woods and bogs.