marlborough forest

A great place to search for rare flowers and a walk in the woods. Sphinx Ladies' Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes incurva) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

One of my favourite to see lets me know summer is still here. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Slender Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus) on Milkweed at the Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ontario Aster (Symphyotrichum ontarionis) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Upland White Aster (Solidago ptarmicoides) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Deep in the woods the Ram's Head Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) Orchid is in bloom at the Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (N3N4) in Canada (NatureServe).

Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Greater Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis crinita) Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Canada.

Ram's Head Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium arietinum) Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (N3N4) in Canada (NatureServe). Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

Northern Starflower (Lysimachia borealis ssp. borealis) Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/3.7 4.5 mm 1/250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

At Ottawa's largest Conservation/Protected Area is the late season bloomer the Greater Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis crinita) Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Canada. Sony DSC-RX100M2 • 10.4-37.1 mm f/1.8-4.9 • ƒ/4.0 10.4 mm 1/200 160 Flash (off, did not fire)