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Three birds
Copyright © 2008 john and jane balaban

Three birds
Twin Creeks Science Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
August 8, 2008
On Friday, we visited the new Twin Creeks Science Center and the path from the parking lot to the Center was lined with orchids!
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 11 August, 2008 - 11:38pm

I suspect that they're Calyps
I suspect that they're Calypso bulbosa "Fairy Slippers". What a treat!
… Dennis Haines, 12 August, 2008 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops, sorry
forgot to put in the scientific name: Triphora trianthophora.
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2008 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I love the native orc
Thanks! I love the native orchids. Do they average three flowers per stem, hence the name "Three Birds"?
… Dennis Haines, 12 August, 2008 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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