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2007-04-15 and 16. Orchids in Florida

2007-04-15 and 16. Orchids in Florida. Seen on the field trips while attending the 6th annual Native Orchid Conference annual symposium in Miami, Florida.

The photos of April 15, were taken in a fenced in, restricted area in a Miami neighborhood! Do you have flowers like this in your neighborhood?

The photos of April 16, were taken in The Fakahatchee Strand (Collier County, Florida). This is an unique area of swamps and slightly raised areas that is most suitable for orchids and bromelliads - actually called the Orchid capital and Bromelliad capital of the United States.

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Cyrtopodium polyphyllum
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum		 Cyrtopodium polyphyllum
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum		 NOC orchid photographers - photo courtesy of Walter Ezell
NOC orchid photographers - photo courtesy of Walter Ezell		 Cyrtopodium polyphyllum
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum		 Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - this was the largest plant we found - that is a single bloom spike with several branches
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - this was the largest plant we found - that is a single bloom spike with several branches
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - note elongated seed capsules on lower flowers
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - note elongated seed capsules on lower flowers		 Cyrtopodium polyphyllum
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum		 Cyrtopodium polyphyllum
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum		 Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - sunlight from behind causes the lip to appear much darker than the petals and sepals
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - sunlight from behind causes the lip to appear much darker than the petals and sepals		 Cyrtopodium polyphyllum closeup
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum closeup
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - this entire plant is only 4 tall. Shows what determination will do...
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - this entire plant is only 4" tall. Shows what determination will do...		 Bletia purpurea white form - we were told that this one is quite rare
Bletia purpurea white form - we were told that this one is quite rare		 Epidendrum anceps - called the 'dingy epidendrum'. Note seed capsule at top left of photo
Epidendrum anceps - called the 'dingy epidendrum'. Note seed capsule at top left of photo		 Epidendrum anceps - called the 'dingy epidendrum'
Epidendrum anceps - called the 'dingy epidendrum'		 Bromelliad species - these were in almost every large tree in the Fakahatchee and surrounds. The bloom spike is over 12 long.
Bromelliad species - these were in almost every large tree in the Fakahatchee and surrounds. The bloom spike is over 12" long.
'Gators... there are at least 14 alligators in this photo - can you find them?
'Gators... there are at least 14 alligators in this photo - can you find them?

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