woodland orchid

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.

One of the rarest to find in flower is the Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid (Goodyera tesselata) Pukaskwa National Park of Canada • Ontario, Canada. Found this one in the Boreal Forest in Central Ontario close to Lake Superior. Sony DSC-RX100M2 • ƒ/2.8 10.4 mm 1/60 160 Flash (off, did not...

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)