Fakahatchee Strand.....A year in review

[Ghost Hunter]

Here is a big series of photos that I took from April 2010 - April 2011. Fakahatchee is just such an awe inspiring place. I fell in love with it from my first trip and will continue to visit and explore the park for the rest of my life.....I'm an orchid'oholic....what can I say...

First up is Eulophia graminea. I spotted this little non native growing on the side of Janes Scenic Drive by a culvert. It was a single plant and I did not find any more anywhere else along the road for a good mile in either direction. Took a little while to identify but with a little help from Paul Martin Brown I got it figured out. This was my first sighting.

And down Janes we go.....


Found these two growing side by side.

Blethia purpurea & Blethia Purpurea forma alba / "Pine Pink's"

Campylocentrum pachyrrizum "Ribbon Orchid"

A pretty big Encyclia cochleata "Clamshell Orchid" out of bloom.

Here's a few flowers I found on some other plants.

And my absolute favorites....

Dendrophylax lindenii "Ghost Orchid"

And a treat.....another Fakahatchee first for me...

I'll post some more pics tomorrow....hope you enjoy as much as I did.


Jared H.




Living life one photo at a time.