Saturday, May 12, 2007

Leafless beaked orchid or Frost-flowered Neottia

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LEAFLESS BEAKED ORCHID
Sacoila lanceolata
Family: Orchidaceae (orchid)

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The reddish orange native (Florida) terrestrial orchid grows on leafless spikes 3 feet tall.

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This orchid is an unusual find, but can be found throughout central Florida (and Pollywog Creek in SW Florida) in wet, pine flatwoods and sandhills - flowering in the spring and summer.

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