Some East Coast Native Orchids!
 

Hey there, I'm still alive! It's been a while but I'm now in college on the east coast. I've had to part with most of the orchids I used to grow, but on the bright side, I've gotten a lot more into nature photography and looking for native orchids in the U.S.! Here are just a few pictures of fall-blooming Spiranthes; if people are interested I'll post some other species, haha.

Spiranthes incurva:
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...763/medium.jpg

Spiranthes ochroleuca:
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...623/medium.jpg

Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis:
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...265/medium.jpg

Spiranthes tuberosa:
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...729/medium.jpg

What school?

MIT!

I want to see the Cypripediums! And congrats on MIT

Wrong season for Cyps

Thanks so much! I've seen Cyp. acaule and Cyp. californicum so far; saw the californicum back when I was still getting better at photography though. Some pictures:

Cyp. acaule:
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...071/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...520/large.jpeg

Cyp. californicum:
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...555/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...8851/large.jpg

Welcome back to the OB, neophyte! It's good to have you posting again and sharing your beautiful photos. Best of luck to you at MIT!

Congrats on MIT!

Yes. Congrats on MIT. And thanks for the photos.

Do you have a pic of the whole Spiranthes plant? How do leaves look?

Congrats on MIT! What will you specialize in, if you picked it already?