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  • A healthy cluster of tall twayblade orchids in bloom in the Fakahatchee Strand.
    Tall Twayblade Orchid (Liparis nervosa)
  • Tall twayblade orchid found in the wettest part of the Fakahatchee Strand. In the hottest and most miserable part of summer, these beauties can be found quite easily!
    Tall Twayblade Orchid (Liparis nervosa)
  • Close-up of the unusual tall twayblade - photographed here in knee deep water in a wet dark part of the Fakahatchee Strand.  Since it was growing on a cypress knee, it was very easy to photograph at waist level.
    Tall Twayblade Orchid (Liparis nervosa)
  • This is a common orchid in the Fakahatchee Strand during the hottest part of summer, and so far I have not seen it anywhere else but here. It is easily spotted by its large lettuce-like leaves growing from any submerged log or cypress stump.
    Tall Twayblade Orchid (Liparis nervosa)
  • One of dozens of emerging green adder's-mouth orchids in a  healthy localized colony in Central Florida.
    Green Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)
  • A green adder's-mouth orchid  just popping through the forest leaf-litter and beginning to unfurl its single leaf as it flower spike is emerging.
    Green Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)
  • Close-up of the green adder's-mouth's tiny flowers. Note the arrangement of the unopened buds - they follow the Fibonacci sequence!
    Green Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)
  • This is a particularly large Florida adder's mouth orchid found in the Fakahatchee Strand - about 12 inches high. Generally they are in the 4 to 8-inch range.
    Florida Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis spicata)
  • Close-up of the tiny unusual flowers of the Florida Adder's Mouth orchid in the Fakahatchee Strand.
    Florida Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis spicata)
  • The tiny flowers are already opening before the single leaf is unfurled.
    Green Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)
  • These images were photographed over a period of two weeks.  This one shows the leaf completely unfurled, and the flowers are blooming from the bottom of the spike to the top.
    Green Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)
  • Florida adder's-mouth found growing deep in the Fakahatchee Strand. If one can find perpetually damp or wet logs in the Fall, then there are sure to be some of these tiny orchids around!
    Florida Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis spicata)
  • Florida adder's-mouth found growing deep in the Fakahatchee Strand. Occasionally I'll find a single plant, but more often these are found in massive colonies of up to 50 or more plants.
    Florida Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis spicata)
  • Florida adder's-mouth found growing deep in the Gator Hook Strand in SW Florida. I found one colony here with over 100 individual plants here. Just be warned - there is a huge vicious alligator out there than nearly got me! No kidding!
    Florida Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis spicata)