Northern white fringed orchid; Southern white fringed orchid; Monkey-face; Chapman's fringed orchid; Orange fringed orchid; Orange crested orchid; Pale fringed orchid; Eastern prairie fringed orchid; Western prairie fringed orchid; Large purple fringed orchid; Small purple fringed orchid; Shriver's frilly orchid; Green fringed orchid, ragged orchid; Purple fringeless orchid.
Summary
Native orchids are increasingly threatened by pressure from population growth and development but, nonetheless, still present a welcome surprise to observant hikers in every state and province. Compiled and illustrated by long-time orchid specialist Paul Martin Brown, this pocket guide to the fringed orchids forms part of a series that will cover all the wild orchids of the continental United States and Canada. Brown provides a description, general distributional information, time of flowering, and habitat requirements for each species as well as a complete list of hybrids and the many diffe.