WEBIdaho is home to 28 native orchids. They occur in a surprising array of colors, shapes, & sizes, from the dainty little pink fairy slipper, to the stately peach & green stream orchid. A few lack chlorophyll & leaves & parasitize other plants. Some attract & funnel insect pollinators in unusual ways... Idaho’s Orchids presented by
Identifying orchids in North Idaho
WEBJun 1, 2020 · A few of the orchids found in North Idaho include spotted coralroot, mountain lady slipper, fairyslipper, Alaska rein-orchid and rattlesnake plantain. All of these orchids are perennials, so you can return to the same location every year to …
Mountain Lady's Slipper - US Forest Service
WEBThe range of mountain lady’s slipper extends from southern Alaska through British Columbia and Alberta into the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. It extends south through the Pacific Northwest states of …
Idaho’s Wildflowers App - Dept of Biological Sciences - University of Idaho
WEBWhether an amateur botanist who’s spotted a rare wild orchid or a professional biologist studying plant diversity, Idaho wildflower enthusiasts have a new tool to help them identify and study the state’s flora.
Clustered Lady’s Slipper - US Forest Service
WEBThe clustered lady’s slipper is a terrestrial orchid native to Western North America. This unique orchid is often found growing in cool seasonally dry mountain slopes or moist stream terraces, often in partially to fully shaded coniferous forest.
WEBIdaho orchids that I think have the wildest flowers are fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa) in bright pink and lavender, and the lady slippers (Cypripedium fasciculatum, C. montanum, and C. parviflorum) with maroon tepals and a balloon-like slipper of green, white, or yellow, respectively. Idaho’s tallest orchid, the stream orchid (Epipac
Go Orchids: North American Orchid Conservation Center
WEBGo Orchids, developed by the North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC), takes you on a journey across the continent to discover over 200 orchid species - native, non-native, even those orchids that seem to have disappeared and …
Wildflowers of Idaho: A Comprehensive Guide - Nature Blog …
WEBThe Purple Fringed Orchid is a rare and exquisite purple wildflower that can be found in certain wetland areas of Idaho. It is known for its tall spikes of purple flowers with fringed petals. This wildflower typically blooms in the late …
Orchids aren’t just tropical flowers, they also grow in Idaho and ...
WEBJun 29, 2012 · At the time I had no idea that orchids grew outside the tropics, especially north Idaho. And to my surprise this summer I found an orchid growing in Bettles, Alaska–above the Arctic Circle. There are over 30,000 species of orchids worldwide and over 200 of those species grow wild in North America.
(PDF) Idaho's Intriguing Orchids - ResearchGate
WEBIdaho is home to at least 28 species of native orchids (Orchidaceae). Some, like the greater yellow lady’s slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens) and giant stream orchid (Epipactis...