Some Pictures From Corkscrew Swamp

[PlumCrazy]

I visited on Jan 3, 2021 with my husband, two girls and my parents. Due to COVID, it was quite nice as they were limiting visitors and we could walk around by ourselves. If anyone could identify the orchids in a few of the pics (maybe there are 2 types?) I'd appreciate knowing what I was looking at!

[WaterWitchin]

No idea, but that's sure a fine egret!

[estación seca]

That was a great trip! The white-flowered plant is Crinum americanum. The plant in the crotch of the tree, and in the photo with the red bromeliad, is Epidendrum nocturnum. I don't know what the others are. I think you photographed 3 orchids.

[Mr.Fakename]

So cool to explore swamps! Crocodiles sneaking around, not so cool.

[PlumCrazy]

Originally Posted by estación seca

That was a great trip! The white-flowered plant is Crinum americanum.

Good to know - we've always just called them "swamp lilies"

Originally Posted by estación seca

The plant in the crotch of the tree, and in the photo with the red bromeliad, is Epidendrum nocturnum. I don't know what the others are. I think you photographed 3 orchids.

Thanks! I looked it up and would really like to see it in bloom. They apparently can bloom in January, so I'll have a chance another year. I'm not going to a Florida swamp in summer!!

[Afid]

The first orchid (photo #2, in the crotch of a tree) is either Epidendrum nocturnum or Epidendrum amphistomum. The second orchid (photo #3, near red bromeliad) is Epidendrum rigidum. The third orchid (photo #4) I am fairly certain is Polystachya concreta. If possible, higher resolution photos would help a lot with the IDs.

[PlumCrazy]

Originally Posted by Afid

The first orchid (photo #2, in the crotch of a tree) is either Epidendrum nocturnum or Epidendrum amphistomum. If possible, higher resolution photos would help a lot with the IDs.

Yes, using a camera phone isn't the greatest... I figured I could tell which it was after looking at photos online, reading descriptions, etc. Apparently I'm not the only one that can't tell them apart because I found a few different sites comparing the two, leading me to no real conclusion. I guess I'll just have to go back again

[orchididentification]

nice did you seem them from the boardwalk or did you go swamp walking

[PlumCrazy]

Originally Posted by orchididentification

nice did you seem them from the boardwalk or did you go swamp walking

Just from the boardwalk. There were quite a few other orchids you can see easily from there too, including the Super Ghost Orchid, but you can't make that one out at all in the pictures I took with my phone.