Southern Appalachian Wildflowers

Orchids

There are more kinds of orchids in the world than any other family of flowers. What makes an orchid an orchid? They have three flower petals (3-merous) with one different than the other two(usually hanging down below)and the flower is bilaterally symmetric, meaning you could imagine a slice down the middle with both halves the same but mirrored.

Spreading Pogonia--Cleistes divaricata


Showy Orchis
Pink Lady Slipper
or Moccasin Flower
Yellow Fringed Orchid
Yellow Lady Slipper
CraneFly Orchid