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Orchidaceae

Family · 33 species with a result in Ohio

33 species

Aplectrum 1

putty root (Aplectrum hyemale)putty rootAplectrum hyemaleEarly in its seasonPhoto © Robby Deans · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-September to late May, middle week Mar 1–7

Calopogon 1

Tuberous Grasspink (Calopogon tuberosus)Tuberous GrasspinkCalopogon tuberosusPhoto © Joshua Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-June to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4

Corallorhiza 1

autumn coralroot (Corallorhiza odontorhiza)autumn coralrootCorallorhiza odontorhizaPhoto © Michael Sweet · CC BY-NC 4.0

Cypripedium 4

pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule)pink lady's slipperCypripedium acaulePhoto © Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0Mid-April to late August, middle week May 10–16small white lady's-slipper (Cypripedium candidum)small white lady's-slipperCypripedium candidumPhoto © thesnaguy · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early May to late May, middle week May 17–23showy lady's slipper (Cypripedium reginae)showy lady's slipperCypripedium reginaePhoto © Chelsea Gottfried · CC BY-NC 4.0yellow lady's slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)yellow lady's slipperCypripedium parviflorumPhoto © Tony Ernst · CC BY-NC 4.0

Galearis 1

showy orchis (Galearis spectabilis)showy orchisGalearis spectabilisPhoto © Christopher Zacharias · CC BY 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week May 3–9

Goodyera 2

Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)Broad-leaved helleborineEpipactis helleborinePhoto © Wolfgang Bettighofer · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)downy rattlesnake plantainGoodyera pubescensPhoto © Nicholas Wei · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown

Isotria 1

Large Whorled Pogonia (Isotria verticillata)Large Whorled PogoniaIsotria verticillataPhoto © Nicholas Wei · CC BY-SA 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week Jun 14–20

Liparis 2

large twayblade (Liparis liliifolia)large twaybladeLiparis liliifoliaPhoto © Nicholas Wei · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-May to mid-September, middle week Jun 14–20fen orchid (Liparis loeselii)fen orchidLiparis loeseliiPhoto © Chevaun · CC BY-NC 4.0

Malaxis 1

green adder's-mouth (Malaxis unifolia)green adder's-mouthMalaxis unifoliaPhoto © Anthony Zukoff · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

Platanthera 7

ragged fringed orchid (Platanthera lacera)ragged fringed orchidPlatanthera laceraPhoto © Daryl Coulson · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 21–27eastern prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)eastern prairie fringed orchidPlatanthera leucophaeaPhoto © Joshua Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-June to early July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera psycodes)Lesser Purple Fringed OrchidPlatanthera psycodesPhoto © Jeff Skrentny · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4Purple Fringeless Orchid (Platanthera peramoena)Purple Fringeless OrchidPlatanthera peramoenaPhoto © kary · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early August, middle week Jul 19–25small green wood orchid (Platanthera clavellata)small green wood orchidPlatanthera clavellataPhoto © Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–8pale green orchid (Platanthera flava)pale green orchidPlatanthera flavaPhoto © Matt Tomlinson · CC BY-NC 4.0Round-leaved Bog Orchid (Platanthera orbiculata)Round-leaved Bog OrchidPlatanthera orbiculataPhoto © Rob Routledge · CC BY-NC 4.0

Pogonia 1

Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)Rose PogoniaPogonia ophioglossoidesPhoto © Hungry-Sarracenia Photo · CC BY 4.0Early June to early July, middle week Jun 14–20

Spiranthes 9

Shining Ladies' TressesSpiranthes lucidaLate May to mid-June, middle week Jun 7–13Little Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes tuberosa)Little Ladies' TressesSpiranthes tuberosaPhoto © Nicholas Wei · CC BY-SA 4.0Early August to late August, middle week Aug 16–22Spring Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes vernalis)Spring Ladies' TressesSpiranthes vernalisPhoto © jainbinder · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to early September, middle week Aug 16–22Slender Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lacera)Slender Ladies' TressesSpiranthes laceraPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0Early August to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–29Sphinx ladies’ tresses (Spiranthes incurva)Sphinx ladies’ tressesSpiranthes incurvaPhoto © Lisa Bates · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-August to late September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5Oval Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis)Oval Ladies' TressesSpiranthes ovalisPhoto © Rob Curtis · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late August to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–19Appalachian ladies’ tresses (Spiranthes arcisepala)Appalachian ladies’ tressesSpiranthes arcisepalaPhoto © Sarah Culliton · CC BY 4.0Early September to early October, middle week Sep 20–26Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)Great Plains Ladies' TressesSpiranthes magnicamporumPhoto © Adam Black · CC BY-NC 4.0Early September to mid-October, middle week Sep 20–26yellow nodding ladies' tresses (Spiranthes ochroleuca)yellow nodding ladies' tressesSpiranthes ochroleucaPhoto © Tomás Curtis · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-September to mid-October, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 3

Tipularia 1

crane-fly orchid (Tipularia discolor)crane-fly orchidTipularia discolorPhoto © dogtooth77 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown

Triphora 1

three birds orchid (Triphora trianthophoros)three birds orchidTriphora trianthophorosPhoto © allenwoodliffe · CC BY-NC 4.0

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.