Large Whorled Pogonia

 Here is one of the treats of the season ... a wild orchid.   So exciting! I found very little written about this orchid.  Searching high and low in books and on the internet and what I found of interest is how rare it is becoming in the North-East. In Maine it is categorized as Extirpated. In Vermont its status is Threatened and in New Hampshire it is considered Endangered. In Massachusetts it is unofficially on a watch list .... but thankfully they are still here.

Where I found it : In the woods near a clearing