A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Maxillarieae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Neottieae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Malaxideae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Epidendreae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Orchideae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Cymbidieae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Cranichideae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Pogoniinae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Calypsoeae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Arethuseae.

Orchids of the Vandeae tribe are perhaps the most unusual of all our native orchids, because none of them have leaves except when they are tiny seedlings. they also have as part of their tribe the Holy Grail of orchid hunters - the ghost orchid. Equally fascinating and also very hard to find in the wild are the two other species of leafless orchids. See all three here!

A collection of wild native North American orchids also known as vanilla orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Vanilleae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Triphoreae.

A collection of wild native North American orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Polystachyeae.