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Tipularia discolor

Cranefly Orchid

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Perennial

Bloom Time:

July - August - September

Bloom Area:

Statewide (Mountains, Piedmont, Coast)

State Rank:

S5 - 1000+ Extant Populations - Demonstrably secure in NC (*)

Blooming

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© David R. McAdoo

Bloom Stalk

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Black Mountain, August 2002
© MB Baumeister

Closeup of Bloomstalk

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Black Mountain, August 2002
© MB Baumeister

Closeup of Blooms

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© David R. McAdoo

Leaf

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Black Mountain, October 2002
© MB Baumeister

Underside of Leaf

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© Tom Harville

Plants After Winter

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26 March 2005
© Tom Harville

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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The photos at this site are very nice.  However, it would be more useful to people who are serious about wildflowers if you gave more descriptive information about each—habitat, type of growing habits, whether or not poisonous, etc.

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