2006-09-09 Day trip to the Francis Marion National Forest Photo Gallery by Jim Fowler at pbase.com

2006-09-09 Day trip to the Francis Marion National Forest

2006-09-09 Another day trip to the Francis Marion National Forest to photograph Pteroglossaspis ecristata that were in bud last week. While there, I came across a rarely seen Gymnadeniopsis integra (rare for SC, anyway) and many, many critters... I can't believe how many critters I ran across - almost half the orchid plants I saw harbored some type of critter.

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Pteroglossaspis ecristata backlit by sun - brings out good color of flowers	Pteroglossaspis ecristata using flash for photography	Pteroglossaspis ecristata using sunlight only for photography	Pteroglossaspis ecristata seed capsuless from last week's plant #1 - this is a self-pollinating plant
Pteroglossaspis ecristata full view - see why they're so hard to locate?	Gymnadeniopsis integra - very rare in South Carolina!!!	Thistle (Carduus virginianus) with moth on top and lynx spider beneath	Platanthera ciliaris and Cloudless sulfur butterfly
Platanthera ciliaris with praying mantis and lynx spider	Platanthera ciliaris with lynx spider	Platanthera ciliaris with praying mantis	Platanthera ciliaris with katydid
Liatris spicata with lynx spider	Anole (American chamelion) in tree	Lilium catesbaei (pine lily)	Unknown composite - perhaps, Eryngium integrifolium

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