NC Native Orchids
Thumbnail | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Rank (*) | State Status (*) | Fed. Status (*) | Bloom Time | Bloom Area (*) |
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Aplectrum hyemale | Puttyroot | S4 | - | - | MAY - JUN | M, P | |
Arethusa bulbosa | Bog Rose | S1 | E | - | MAY - JUN | M | |
Calopogon barbatus | Bearded Grass Pink | S3 | - | - | APR - MAY | C | |
Calopogon multiflorus | Many Flower Grass Pink | S1 | E | - | MAY - JUN | C | |
Calopogon pallidus | Pale Grass Pink | S3 | - | - | MAY - JUL | C | |
Calopogon tuberosus var. tubrosus | Grass Pink | S3 | - | - | APR - JUL | SW | |
Cleistes bifaria | Small Spreading Pogonia | S2? | W | - | MAY - JUL | SW | |
Cleistes divaricata | Spreading Pogonia | S3 | - | - | MAY - JUN | C | |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens | Long Bract Frog Orchid | S1 | C | - | APR - JUN | M | |
Corallorhiza maculata | Spotted Coral Root | S2 | - | - | JUL - AUG | M | |
Corallorhiza odontorhiza | Autumn Coral Root | S4 | - | - | AUG - OCT | SW | |
Corallorhiza wisteriana | Spring Coral Root | S2 | W | - | APR - MAY | SW | |
Cypripedium acaule | Pink Lady's Slipper | S5 | - | - | APR - JUL | SW | |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's Slipper | S3 | - | - | APR - JUN | M | |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Large Yellow Lady's Slipper | S3 | - | - | APR - JUN | M, P | |
Cypripedium reginae | Showy Lady's Slipper | SH | W3 | - | MAY - JUN | M | |
Epidendrum magnoliae (conopseum) | Green Fly Orchid | S2 | SR | - | JUL - OCT | C | |
Epipactis helleborine | Eastern Helleborine | SER | - | - | JUN - SEP | M | |
Galearis spectabilis | Showy Orchis | S4 | - | - | APR - JUL | M, P | |
Goodyera pubescens | Downy Rattlesnake Plantain | S5 | - | - | JUN - AUG | SW | |
Goodyera repens | Lesser Rattlesnake Orchid | S2S3 | W | - | JUN - SEP | M | |
Habenaria repens | Water Spider Orchid | S2 | W | - | APR - NOV | C | |
Hexalectris spicata | Crested Coralroot | S2 | SR | - | JUL - AUG | SW | |
Isotria medeoloides | Small Whorled Pogonia | S1 | E | T | MAY - JUN | M, C | |
Isotria verticillata | Large Whorled Pogonia | S3 | - | - | APR - JUL | SW | |
Liparis liliifolia | Large Twayblade | S3 | - | - | MAY - JUL | SW | |
Liparis loeselii | Fen Orchid | S1 | C | - | MAY - JUL | M | |
Listera australis | Southern Twayblade | S3 | W | - | MAR - JUL | M, C | |
Listera cordata | Heart Leaved Twayblade | SH | W3 | - | JUN - JUL | M | |
Listera smallii | Kidney Leaf Twayblade | S4 | - | - | JUN - JUL | M | |
No Photo | Malaxis bayardii | Appalachian Adder's Mouth | SH | SR | - | JUL - SEP | M, P |
No Photo | Malaxis spicata | Florida Adder's Mouth | S1 | SR | - | JUL - AUG | C |
Malaxis unifolia | Green Adder's Mouth | S4 | - | - | JUN - AUG | SW | |
Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua | Large White Fringed Orchid | S3 | - | - | JUL - SEP | C | |
Platanthera ciliaris | Yellow Fringe Orchid | S4 | - | - | JUL - SEP | SW | |
Platanthera clavellata | Small Green Woodland Orchid | S4 | - | - | JUN - SEP | SW | |
Platanthera cristata | Yellow Crested Orchis | S4 | - | - | JUN - SEP | M, C | |
Platanthera flava var. flava | Southern Rein Orchid | S3 | - | - | MAR - SEP | C, P | |
Platanthera flava var. herbiola | Northern Green Orchid | S1? | SR | - | MAY - SEP | M | |
Platanthera grandiflora | Large Purple Fringed Orchid | S2 | SR | - | JUN - AUG | M | |
Platanthera integra | Yellow Fringeless Orchid | S1 | T | - | JUL - SEP | SW | |
Platanthera integrilabia | White Fringeless Orchid | SX | E | FSC | JUL - SEP | M | |
Platanthera lacera | Green Fringe Orchid | S3 | - | - | JUN - AUG | SW | |
Platanthera nivea | Snowy Orchid | S1 | T | - | JUN - AUG | C | |
Platanthera orbiculata | Large Round Leaved Orchid | S3 | - | - | JUN - SEP | M, P | |
Platanthera peramoena | Purple Fringeless Orchid | S1 | C | - | JUN - AUG | M, P | |
Platanthera psycodes | Small Purple Fringe Orchid | S3 | - | - | JUN - AUG | M | |
Pogonia ophioglossoides | Rose Pogonia | S3 | - | - | MAY - JUN | SW | |
Ponthieva racemosa | Shadow Witch | S2 | SR | - | SEP - OCT | C | |
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (=Eulophia e.) | Spiked Medusa | S1 | - | FSC | JUL - SEP | C | |
No Photo | Spiranthes brevilabris | Texas Ladies' Tresses | S1 | E | - | FEB - APR | C |
Spiranthes cernua | Nodding Ladies' Tresses | S4 | SR | - | JUL - NOV | SW | |
No Photo | Spiranthes eatonii | Eaton's Ladies' Tresses | S? | - | - | MAR - MAY | C |
No Photo | Spiranthes floridana | Florida Ladies' Tresses | S? | - | - | APR - MAY | C |
Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis | Southern Slender Ladies' Tresses | S4? | - | - | AUG - SEP | SW | |
No Photo | Spiranthes lacera var. laceras | Northern Slender Ladies' Tresses | S? | - | - | JUL | M |
No Photo | Spiranthes laciniata | Lace Lip Ladies' Tresses | S1 | - | - | MAY - JUL | C |
Spiranthes longilabris | Giant Spiral Orchid | S1 | C | - | OCT - DEC | C | |
Spiranthes lucida | Shining Ladies' Tresses | S1 | C | - | JUN | M | |
No Photo | Spiranthes ochroleuca | Yellow Ladies' Tresses | SH | C | - | SEP - OCT | M |
Spiranthes odorata | Sweet Scent Ladies' Tresses | S2 | SR | - | SEP - NOV | C | |
Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata | Lesser Ladies' Tresses | S2S3 | - | - | AUG - NOV | P, C | |
Spiranthes praecox | Grassleaf Ladies' Tresses | S3 | - | - | MAR - JUL | P, C | |
No Photo | Spiranthes sylvatica | Woodland Ladies' Tresses | S? | - | - | MAR - JUL | C |
No Photo | Spiranthes tuberosa | Little Ladies' Tresses | S3 | - | - | JUN - SEP | SW |
Spiranthes vernalis | Twisted Ladies' Tresses | S3 | - | - | MAR - JUL | SW | |
Tipularia discolor | Crippled Cranefly Orchid | S5 | - | - | JUL - SEP | SW | |
Triphora trianthophora | Three Birds Orchid | S2? | W | - | JUL - SEP | SW |
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Crosses not listed by the State
Thumbnail | Scientific Name | Common Name | State Rank (*) | State Status (*) | Fed. Status | Bloom Time | Bloom Area (*) |
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No Photo | Liparis x jonesii | (L. liliifolia x L. loeselii) | S? | - | - | Spring | M |
No Photo | Platanthera x andrewsii | (P. lacera x P. psycodes) | S? | - | - | Summer | M |
Platanthera x bicolor | (P. blephariglottis x P. ciliaris) | S? | - | - | Summer | C | |
No Photo | Platanthera x canbyi | (P. blephariglottis x P. cristata) | S? | - | - | Summer | C |
No Photo | Platanthera x channelli | (P. ciliaris x P. cristata) | S? | - | - | Summer | C |
No Photo | Platanthera x keenanii | (P. grandiflora x P. lacera) | S? | - | - | Summer | M |
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Some sights to watch for
- A field full of Pogonia ophioglossoides
- A hillside of Spiranthes cernua
- A roadside of Platanthera nivea
- A waterway mat of Habenaria repens
- A waterway of Pogonia ophioglossoides
Photographs © David R. McAdoo (ncorchid @ yahoo.com) and other society members. Used with permission. Thank you very much! :)
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