Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Gentiana quinquefolia

Long day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway via the Pisgah National Forest. Met some nice people along the way, and had a colorful photographic adventure. For more detail about the trip, please go to Jim's Blog .

This species of Ladies'-tresses orchid is locally abundant along some sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Some plant associations are Stiff Gentian and Roan Mountain Goldenrod. These images represent a day trip to a North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Roadside fall wildflowers were abundant and in great shape on this visit. To read more about this day trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This species of Ladies'-tresses orchid is locally abundant along some sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Some plant associations are Stiff Gentian and Roan Mountain Goldenrod. These images represent a day trip to a North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Roadside fall wildflowers were abundant and in great shape on this visit. To read more about this day trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This species of Ladies'-tresses orchid is locally abundant along some sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Some plant associations are Stiff Gentian and Roan Mountain Goldenrod. These images represent a day trip to a North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Roadside fall wildflowers were abundant and in great shape on this visit. To read more about this day trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

This species of Ladies'-tresses orchid is locally abundant along some sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Some plant associations are Stiff Gentian and Roan Mountain Goldenrod. These images represent a day trip to a North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Roadside fall wildflowers were abundant and in great shape on this visit. To read more about this day trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

On the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Parnassia site, I spotted these orchid flower spikes poking up through the roadside grasses. I thought it was really great to be able to find a few of them growing right next to that beautiful purple gentian. This is an orchid species that is usually found in more northerly locations. Due to the mile-high-plus altitude, our Southern Appalachian Mountains provide just the right habitat for these to grow. Fortunately for me, I don't have to drive many hundreds of miles to see them...