Spiranthes laciniata - Lace-lipped Ladies Tresses
 

Seen near the CREW Marsh hiking trails in Collier County, FL in late June.

http://www.flnativeorchids.com/image..._laciniata.jpg

Canon EOS 400D, natural light, Sigma 105mm macro, f13, 1/250th (to counteract the stiff Florida breezes).

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Love the native orchids. We had Spiranthes growing in our lawn in Houston. Here in Washington we have to look for them in the mountains.

Nice flowers... you have a great camera !!!!

Very cool! Thanks for sharing them.

Wow... the variation in orchids is amazing. I wouldn't have realised it was an orchid if I had seen it in the wild.

It's beutiful.

Gorgeous orchid, the spiraling spike is awesome. We have Spiranthes spiralis here, which looks nearly identical. I love the natives they are so different from the tropical orchids that we grow.