Cephalanthera austiniae
(phantom orchid)
©
Dane Springmeyer
(Photo ID #4723)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Blakely Island, WA, USA
Photographer
Dane Springmeyer
Habitat
Douglas Fir / Western Red Cedar / Western Hemlock forest
Photo Date
June 23, 2005
Upload Date
September 09, 2005
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Photo ID #
4723
Comments
This single flower was growing at the forest edge along a residential road on the Northwest side of the island. Soon after flowering the plant was snipped mid-stem, perhaps by a browsing deer. It was growing in an area where the sapling coniferous trees were heavily stunted by browsing.