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Platanthera pyscodes


Platanthera pyscodes
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Copyright: anita and mike allsopp (juanit) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 50 W: 4 N: 146] (778)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1998-06-27
Categories: Flowers
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-15 3:22
Viewed: 824
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The picture was taken on Pentax 35mm SLR camera.The picture was scanned in,although on the dark side,wanted to share this pretty orchid.

Platanthera psycodes
(Linnaeus) Lindley [Habenaria psycodes] (Linnaeus) Sprengel
Small Purple Fringed Orchid

Location Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
Specific Habitat Low Deciduous woods, along streams, wet, grassy meadows, roadside ditches. The soils are usually moderately acidic sands or sandy humus. In forests and swamps, the substrate is often highly organic.

Flowering Season Late June - early August.
Description Height to 50 cm.
Leaves dull, dark to medium apple green, elliptic-long, reduced to bracts above.
Raceme lax to dense, 20 - 40 flowers.
Flower colour is lilac to purple, rarely white; lip tripartite divisions cuneate, margins shallowly fringed. Sometimes called the butterfly orchid.

Comments Widespread but not abundant. Many colonies are rather short-lived. Closely resembles P. grandiflora, with which it occasionally grows. While both species are easily recognized by their numerous purple fringed flowers on a leafy stem, P. psycodes has a flattened entrance to the spur, sometimes divided into two smaller entrances, rather than being round. Also, the anther sacs are close and parallel instead of diverging downward.. Finally, its flowers are only half as large as P. grandiflora. Grows to the same height as P. leucophaea, but has only dime-sized flowers.

References Orchids of Ontario
The Canadian-Field Naturalist
The Orchids of Bruce & Grey
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Interesting how the background is so dark and the flower so light. Looks good. Did you use a flash or some other light source?
I haven't learned the use of the flash yet. I always get a washed out look. Oh well...I have the Texas sun to shine for me. ha ha

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2007-08-16 9:24]
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Hello Anita,
WOW, this is an orchid I've never seen before!
Fabulous! The shape of the flowers are most unusual and very pretty!! Great capture, very sharp and colours look natural. I wonder, how come your interest in orchids??
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

Hello Anita lovely level of detail you got here excellent contrast with the background and good exposure with nice light. Good work and lovely portfolio you got tfs rgds Necip.

hello anita,
nice floral shot, well composed shot, nice pov, beautiful colours,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-10-02 20:32]

Hello Anita

Just marking the post for now

Rob

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