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Arethuseae 26 images Created 2 Apr 2012

A collection of wild native Florida orchids photographed in their natural environment belonging to the tribe: Arethuseae.
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  • Sometimes if there are two similar orchids growing in the same region and habitat, hybrids can be found. In this case, a cross between the common and pale grass-pink.
    Grass-Pink Orchid Hybrid (Calopogon ..dus)
  • An amazing find! "Forma lutea" growing in an undeveloped block in a Central Florida neighborhood.
    Pale Yellow Crested Coralroot (Hexa..tea)
  • A super-rare and incredible find! A true yellow form of the crested coralroot with light pink markings on the lips.
    Pale Yellow Crested Coralroot (Hexa..tea)
  • A grass-pink orchid blooming on the side of a country road in Goethe State Forest in Levy County, Florida. A tiny jumping spider waits in ambush!
    Common Grass-Pink Orchid (Calopogon ..sus)
  • Simpson's grass-pink orchid growing in a prairie in the Florida Everglades. The height of these orchids makes them easy to spot over these vast grasslands.
    Simpson's Grass-Pink (Calopogon..nii)
  • One of the most unusual and striking of Florida's native orchids, the monotropic crested coralroot can be found in heavily wooded areas, such as this one in Citrus County.
    Crested Coralroot (Hexalectris spicata)
  • Roadsides are great places to find grass-pink orchids in Goethe State Forest, Florida.
    Common Grass-Pink Orchid (Calopogon ..sus)
  • Pale grass-pink orchid growing in the Apalachicola National Forest. We found this particularly beautiful and very delicate orchid among several other types of terrestrial orchids.
    Pale Grass-Pink (Calopogon pallidus)
  • Simpson's grass-pink orchid  in the Florida Everglades. This is a subspecies of the common grass-pink, and is slightly larger with wider leaves. It is only found south of Lake Okeechobee.
    Simpson's Grass-Pink (Calopogon..nii)
  • One of the two small grass-pink species, the bearded grass-pink is among the first to appear in the springtime in Florida wetlands.
    Bearded Grass-Pink (Calopogon barbatus)
  • White form of the pale grass-pink orchid growing in the Apalachicola National Forest.
    White Pale Grass-Pink (Calopogon pal..rus)
  • The largest group of pine-pinks I've ever seen or heard of found growing in the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Pine-Pink (Bletia purpurea)
  • A beautiful specimen of the common grass pink orchid in the Apalachicola National Forest.
    Common Grass-Pink Orchid (Calopogon ..sus)
  • A crested coralroot catches a ray of sunlight in a patch of palmettos.
    Crested Coralroot (Hexalectris spicata)
  • Close-up of one of Florida's most spectacular terrestrial orchids. Completely without chlorophyll, this plant uses mycorrhizal fungi as a food source.
    Crested Coralroot (Hexalectris spicata)
  • A perfect specimen of the bearded grass-pink orchid in the Apalachicola National Forest.
    Bearded Grass-Pink (Calopogon barbatus)
  • White pine-pink orchid growing in a large colony in the Fakahatchee Strand in Collier County, Florida.
    White Pine-Pink (Bletia purpurea for..lba)
  • Common grass-pink orchid growing in the Apalachicola National Forest. This delicate beauty can be seen nearly all over the state where there are seepage swamps or bogs near pinelands.
    Common Grass-Pink Orchid (Calopogon ..sus)
  • As I was photographing a group of pine-pinks, I noticed how from above - they look a lot like little pink birds!
    Pine-Pink (Bletia purpurea)
  • Close-up with details of the common grass-pink orchid.
    Common Grass-Pink Orchid (Calopogon ..sus)
  • Pale grass-pink orchid growing in the Apalachicola National Forest. A good identification tool (not 100% accurate) is that the sepals are curved upward in what I call an "I surrender" pose. Not very scientific, but I think everyone gets the idea!
    Pale Grass-Pink (Calopogon pallidus)
  • Common grass-pink orchid growing in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Chances are that if you find one of these beauties, you are going to find very many of them in the area.
    Common Grass-Pink Orchid (Calopogon ..sus)
  • Part of a large colony of white pine-pink orchids growing in the Fakahatchee Strand. A curiosty about these is that the white form seems to bloom a month after the usual pink form, and on drier ground.
    White Pine-Pink (Bletia purpurea for..lba)
  • Pine-pink orchid growing out of a floating log deep in the Fakahatchee Strand. I've noticed that the ones that grow in standing water seem to bloom first, followed by those on dry land a couple of weeks later.
    Pine-Pink (Bletia purpurea)
  • Pine-pink orchid growing out of a floating log deep in the Fakahatchee Strand. They are almost always seen in large colonies and are truly one of the most beautiful terrestrial swamp orchids that can be found in southern Florida.
    Pine-Pink (Bletia purpurea)
  • Pine-pink orchid growing in the Fakahatchee Strand. This springtime bloomer is most often found in wet areas - often rooted in floating logs or old wood. I have also found them growing in sandy marl, so habitats can vary.
    Pine-Pink (Bletia purpurea)