Category Archives: Betsy Lee, photographer

Showy Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae Walter)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Showy Lady’s Slipper Base Flower Color: White, PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, JulBloom Notes: This plant is a clonal plant that grows slowly, occasionally taking over 16 years to produce its first bloom; a single plant can live over fifty years. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

Turkeybeard (Xerophyllum asphodeloides Spreng.)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Turkeybeard, Turkeybeard, Beargrass, Bear Grass, Mountain Asphodel Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Long-Bracted Frog Orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis (L.) A.M. Bateman, A.M. Pridgeon & M. Chase)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Long Bracted Green Orchid Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here, and Here.

Sweet Pinesap (Monotropsis odorata Schwein. ex Elliot)

Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe Family) Synonym(s): Sweet Pinesap, Pygmy-pipes, Carolina Beechdrops Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Rosy Twisted Stalk (Streptopus lanceolatus (Aiton) Reveal var. lanceolatus)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Twistedstalk, Rosy Twisted-stalk Base Flower Color: Pink, RedReproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Pad-Leaved Orchid (Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl.)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Synonym(s): Lesser Roundleaved Orchid, Roundleaf Rein Orchid, Round-leaved Orchid Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.

False Hellebore (Veratrum viride Aiton)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Green False Hellebore, Green Corn Lily Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Appalachian Bunchflower (Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Watson)

Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Appalachian Bunchflower, Small-flowered Veratrum Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Shuttleworth Ginger (Hexastylis shuttleworthii)

Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family) Synonym(s): Largeflower Heartleaf, Shuttleworth’s Ginger Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon)Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Soft purplish-brown with purple on the inside. For more information about this plant, Click Here.