Tall plant with small, orange and pink flowers on a central stalk, next to a bright green fern leaf. Background features a forest setting with blurred green foliage. Light filters through, highlighting parts of the plant and fern.
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@nisemikol
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*Corallorhiza maculata* (w.wiki/EJZs) stands out among the Forest greenery more for its red stalk than for its small flowers, which one can easily miss as having that distinct orchid shape if one doesn't stop to get a closer look 👀

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Alison Edington
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@nisemikol magnificent capture 😊 🍃

7 days ago