Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Catoosa County

Spiranthes magnicamporum (Great Plains Ladies'-tre…

11 Nov 2013 147
Alan Cressler, Max Medley, and I made a trip to a place I had heard of but never visited: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia. In prior years, both Alan and Max had seen Spiranthes magnicamporum in the open parts of the prairies. The thin soil is underlaid by varying thickness of limestone. This provides the basic consituent of soil that this orchid prefers. We were very fortunate to find a handfull of flowering plants in states from just opening to already fruiting. I had never photographed this species and was thrilled to finally see it in the wild...

Spiranthes magnicamporum (Great Plains Ladies'-tre…

11 Nov 2013 125
Alan Cressler, Max Medley, and I made a trip to a place I had heard of but never visited: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia. In prior years, both Alan and Max had seen Spiranthes magnicamporum in the open parts of the prairies. The thin soil is underlaid by varying thickness of limestone. This provides the basic consituent of soil that this orchid prefers. We were very fortunate to find a handfull of flowering plants in states from just opening to already fruiting. I had never photographed this species and was thrilled to finally see it in the wild...

Spiranthes magnicamporum (Great Plains Ladies'-tre…

11 Nov 2013 123
Alan Cressler, Max Medley, and I made a trip to a place I had heard of but never visited: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia. In prior years, both Alan and Max had seen Spiranthes magnicamporum in the open parts of the prairies. The thin soil is underlaid by varying thickness of limestone. This provides the basic consituent of soil that this orchid prefers. We were very fortunate to find a handfull of flowering plants in states from just opening to already fruiting. I had never photographed this species and was thrilled to finally see it in the wild...

Spiranthes magnicamporum (Great Plains Ladies'-tre…

11 Nov 2013 134
Alan Cressler, Max Medley, and I made a trip to a place I had heard of but never visited: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia. In prior years, both Alan and Max had seen Spiranthes magnicamporum in the open parts of the prairies. The thin soil is underlaid by varying thickness of limestone. This provides the basic consituent of soil that this orchid prefers. We were very fortunate to find a handfull of flowering plants in states from just opening to already fruiting. I had never photographed this species and was thrilled to finally see it in the wild...

Spiranthes magnicamporum (Great Plains Ladies'-tre…

11 Nov 2013 137
Alan Cressler, Max Medley, and I made a trip to a place I had heard of but never visited: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia. In prior years, both Alan and Max had seen Spiranthes magnicamporum in the open parts of the prairies. The thin soil is underlaid by varying thickness of limestone. This provides the basic consituent of soil that this orchid prefers. We were very fortunate to find a handfull of flowering plants in states from just opening to already fruiting. I had never photographed this species and was thrilled to finally see it in the wild...