We left the conference on Friday afternoon and headed out to a wonderful protected site called Wagner Natural Area. It's open to the public, but many just go there for the hike through the woods.

This particular species gets its energy directly from underground fugus, and although it appears to have chlorophyl, it grows in the deep woods.

I've never seen so many orchids in one place. This is just a tease for what's to come...

Tags:   Alberta Corallorhiza trifida Early Coralroot Canada wildflowers Wagner Natural Area Orchids Olympus E-510 Sigma 105mm

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We left the conference on Friday afternoon and headed out to a wonderful protected site called Wagner Natural Area. It's open to the public, but many just go there for the hike through the woods.

This particular species gets its energy directly from underground fugus, and although it appears to have chlorophyl, it grows in the deep woods.

I've never seen so many orchids in one place. This is just a tease for what's to come...

Tags:   Alberta Corallorhiza trifida Early Coralroot Canada wildflowers Wagner Natural Area Orchids Olympus E-510 Sigma 105mm

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We left the conference on Friday afternoon and headed out to a wonderful protected site called Wagner Natural Area. It's open to the public, but many just go there for the hike through the woods.

I've never seen so many orchids in one place. This is just a tease for what's to come...

Tags:   Alberta Cypripedium parviflorum Yellow lady's-slipper Orchid Canada wildflowers Wagner Natural Area Orchids Olympus E-510 Sigma 105mm

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We left the conference on Friday afternoon and headed out to a wonderful protected site called Wagner Natural Area. It's open to the public, but many just go there for the hike through the woods.

I've never seen so many orchids in one place. This is just a tease for what's to come...

Tags:   Alberta Cypripedium parviflorum Yellow lady's-slipper Orchid Canada wildflowers Wagner Natural Area Orchids Olympus E-510 Sigma 105mm

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We left the conference on Friday afternoon and headed out to a wonderful protected site called Wagner Natural Area. It's open to the public, but many just go there for the hike through the woods.

I've never seen so many orchids in one place. Some of these may actually be the variety called "makasin", but there is so much variability at this location, that these may all just be color forms of the same species.

Tags:   Alberta Canada Wagner Natural Area Native Orchid Conference orchids Cypripedium Cypripedium parviflorum Lady's Slipper Orchid Olympus E-510 Sigma 105mm

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