Cleistesiopsis bifaria (Mountain Small Spreading Pogonia orchid)

Another long day trip back to the mountains of northeast Georgia. My good friend, Alan Cressler, and I were re-visiting a remote mountain bog to check on the bloom status of the native orchid, Mountain Small Spreading Pogonia we had seen in bud the previous week. We were not disappointed! We also found another very rare wildflower along the way.

To read the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog.