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03-26-2012, 12:19 AM
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Cranefly Orchids in my Backyard
So, I was checking out a blocked stream in my backyard, and I found these all over the place. Plenty of massive colonies of Tipularia discolor, some a meter wide.
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A massive colony!
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Flower spike from last year.
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03-26-2012, 12:46 AM
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Very cool! I run across these a lot in the woods around here, never seem to catch them in flower though.
--Nat
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03-26-2012, 01:26 AM
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Wow, just wait till they all flowe this year. Very kool. You will update us right?
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03-27-2012, 03:37 PM
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If I am home when they flower, yes. I'm working 120 miles away, so I'd have to time the day off that month perfectly. I know they're a common, ubiquitous orchid, but I've never seen so many in one place before.
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03-28-2012, 02:55 PM
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very cool!
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