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Phantom Orchid

Cephalanthera austinae

Photo by JeanSawatzky
Published on Project Noah
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49.05, -122.3

Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful white mycoheterotrophic orchid. A single stock with white to cream flowers.

Habitat:

Pacific temperate rain forest of fir, hemlock, alder, with a few birch. Mid-elevation. Undergrowth of Oregon grape and vanilla-leaf now being overgrown with Thimble Berry.

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Comments (1)
KathleenMcEachern
Beautiful spotting Jean! So rare and hard to find. Thank you for sharing it with me and on Project Noah!

Spotted for Missions

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Flowers of North America
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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
Mission
Wild Orchids
Mission
BC Forest Diversity
Photographed
PublishedJuly 1, 2014

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