Coeloglossum viride var. virescens
 

Photographed in Jasper National Park, Alberta:

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Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies: Coeloglossum viride near Maligne Lake

ooo - that's an interesting one! very cool!

Thanks. This was a first for us.

makes it extra special :)

It does indeed - nothing like finding a species for the first time

Most people would call the flower a botanical or insignificant. On the contrary, I call it beautiful. Once again Ron an incredible shot, love the miniscule dew drops on the flowers.

Thanks for the nice compliments, glengary. I, too, think it is very beautiful. We often have it that when we are down photographing smaller things like this, people ask what were doing, and when we tell them we're photographing orchids, they want to see, too, but you can hear the disappointment in their voices when they actually do take a look - "that's an orchid?"

Ron - How does the old adage go, "There's no accounting for taste"

Indeed!

Wonderful Ron. Great shots as always and such interesting plants and info.