NC Native Orchids

Orchids listed alphabetically by scientific name
Thumbnail Scientific Name Common Name State Rank (*) State Status (*) Fed. Status (*) Bloom Time Bloom Area (*)
Puttyroot Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot S4 - - MAY - JUN M, P
Bog Rose Arethusa bulbosa Bog Rose S1 E - MAY - JUN M
Bearded Grass Pink Calopogon barbatus Bearded Grass Pink S3 - - APR - MAY C
Many Flower Grass Pink Calopogon multiflorus Many Flower Grass Pink S1 E - MAY - JUN C
Pale Grass Pink Calopogon pallidus Pale Grass Pink S3 - - MAY - JUL C
Grass Pink Calopogon tuberosus var. tubrosus Grass Pink S3 - - APR - JUL SW
Small Spreading Pogonia Cleistes bifaria Small Spreading Pogonia S2? W - MAY - JUL SW
Spreading Pogonia Cleistes divaricata Spreading Pogonia S3 - - MAY - JUN C
Long Bract Frog Orchid Coeloglossum viride var. virescens Long Bract Frog Orchid S1 C - APR - JUN M
Spotten Coral Root Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coral Root S2 - - JUL - AUG M
Autumn Coral Root Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn Coral Root S4 - - AUG - OCT SW
Spring Coral Root Corallorhiza wisteriana Spring Coral Root S2 W - APR - MAY SW
Pink Lady's Slipper Cypripedium acaule Pink Lady's Slipper S5 - - APR - JUL SW
Small Yellow Lady's Slipper Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum Small Yellow Lady's Slipper S3 - - APR - JUN M
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens Large Yellow Lady's Slipper S3 - - APR - JUN M, P
Showy Lady's Slipper Cypripedium reginae Showy Lady's Slipper SH W3 - MAY - JUN M
Green Fly Orchid Epidendrum magnoliae (conopseum) Green Fly Orchid S2 SR - JUL - OCT C
Eastern Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Eastern Helleborine SER - - JUN - SEP M
Showy Orchis Galearis spectabilis Showy Orchis S4 - - APR - JUL M, P
Downly Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera pubescens Downy Rattlesnake Plantain S5 - - JUN - AUG SW
Lesser Rattlesnake Orchid Goodyera repens Lesser Rattlesnake Orchid S2S3 W - JUN - SEP M
Water Spider Orchid Habenaria repens Water Spider Orchid S2 W - APR - NOV C
Crested Coralroot Hexalectris spicata Crested Coralroot S2 SR - JUL - AUG SW
Small Whorled Pogonia Isotria medeoloides Small Whorled Pogonia S1 E T MAY - JUN M, C
Large Whorled Pogonia Isotria verticillata Large Whorled Pogonia S3 - - APR - JUL SW
Large Twayblade Liparis liliifolia Large Twayblade S3 - - MAY - JUL SW
Fen Orchid Liparis loeselii Fen Orchid S1 C - MAY - JUL M
Southern Twayblade Listera australis Southern Twayblade S3 W - MAR - JUL M, C
Heart Leaved Twayblade Listera cordata Heart Leaved Twayblade SH W3 - JUN - JUL M
Kidney Leaf Twayblade Listera smallii Kidney Leaf Twayblade S4 - - JUN - JUL M
No Photo Malaxis bayardii Appalachian Adder's Mouth SH SR - JUL - SEP M, P
No Photo Malaxis spicata Florida Adder's Mouth S1 SR - JUL - AUG C
Malaxis unifolia Malaxis unifolia Green Adder's Mouth S4 - - JUN - AUG SW
Large White Fringed Orchid Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua Large White Fringed Orchid S3 - - JUL - SEP C
Yellow Fringe Orchid Platanthera ciliaris Yellow Fringe Orchid S4 - - JUL - SEP SW
Small Green Woodland Orchid Platanthera clavellata Small Green Woodland Orchid S4 - - JUN - SEP SW
Yellow Crested Orchis Platanthera cristata Yellow Crested Orchis S4 - - JUN - SEP M, C
Southern Rein Orchid Platanthera flava var. flava Southern Rein Orchid S3 - - MAR - SEP C, P
Northern Green Orchid Platanthera flava var. herbiola Northern Green Orchid S1? SR - MAY - SEP M
Large Purple Fringed Orchid Platanthera grandiflora Large Purple Fringed Orchid S2 SR - JUN - AUG M
Yellow Fringeless Orchid Platanthera integra Yellow Fringeless Orchid S1 T - JUL - SEP SW
White Fringeless Orchid Platanthera integrilabia White Fringeless Orchid SX E FSC JUL - SEP M
Green Fringe Orchid Platanthera lacera Green Fringe Orchid S3 - - JUN - AUG SW
Snowy Orchid Platanthera nivea Snowy Orchid S1 T - JUN - AUG C
Large Round Leaved Orchid Platanthera orbiculata Large Round Leaved Orchid S3 - - JUN - SEP M, P
Purple Fringeless Orchid Platanthera peramoena Purple Fringeless Orchid S1 C - JUN - AUG M, P
Small Purple Fringe Orchid Platanthera psycodes Small Purple Fringe Orchid S3 - - JUN - AUG M
Rose Pogonia Pogonia ophioglossoides Rose Pogonia S3 - - MAY - JUN SW
Shadow Witch Ponthieva racemosa Shadow Witch S2 SR - SEP - OCT C
Spiked Medusa Pteroglossaspis ecristata (=Eulophia e.) Spiked Medusa S1 - FSC JUL - SEP C
No Photo Spiranthes brevilabris Texas Ladies' Tresses S1 E - FEB - APR C
Nodding Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes cernua Nodding Ladies' Tresses S4 SR - JUL - NOV SW
No Photo Spiranthes eatonii Eaton's Ladies' Tresses S? - - MAR - MAY C
No Photo Spiranthes floridana Florida Ladies' Tresses S? - - APR - MAY C
Southern Slender Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis Southern Slender Ladies' Tresses S4? - - AUG - SEP SW
No Photo Spiranthes lacera var. laceras Northern Slender Ladies' Tresses S? - - JUL M
No Photo Spiranthes laciniata Lace Lip Ladies' Tresses S1 - - MAY - JUL C
Giant Spiral Orchid Spiranthes longilabris Giant Spiral Orchid S1 C - OCT - DEC C
Shining Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes lucida Shining Ladies' Tresses S1 C - JUN M
No Photo Spiranthes ochroleuca Yellow Ladies' Tresses SH C - SEP - OCT M
Sweet Scent Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes odorata Sweet Scent Ladies' Tresses S2 SR - SEP - NOV C
Lesser Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata Lesser Ladies' Tresses S2S3 - - AUG - NOV P, C
Grassleaf Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes praecox Grassleaf Ladies' Tresses S3 - - MAR - JUL P, C
No Photo Spiranthes sylvatica Woodland Ladies' Tresses S? - - MAR - JUL C
No Photo Spiranthes tuberosa Little Ladies' Tresses S3 - - JUN - SEP SW
Twisted Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes vernalis Twisted Ladies' Tresses S3 - - MAR - JUL SW
Cranefly Orchid Tipularia discolor Crippled Cranefly Orchid S5 - - JUL - SEP SW
Three Birds Orchid Triphora trianthophora Three Birds Orchid S2? W - JUL - SEP SW

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Crosses not listed by the State

Orchids listed alphabetically by scientific name
Thumbnail Scientific Name Common Name State Rank (*) State Status (*) Fed. Status Bloom Time Bloom Area (*)
No Photo Liparis x jonesii (L. liliifolia x L. loeselii) S? - - Spring M
No Photo Platanthera x andrewsii (P. lacera x P. psycodes) S? - - Summer M
Platanthera x bicolor Platanthera x bicolor (P. blephariglottis x P. ciliaris) S? - - Summer C
No Photo Platanthera x canbyi (P. blephariglottis x P. cristata) S? - - Summer C
No Photo Platanthera x channelli (P. ciliaris x P. cristata) S? - - Summer C
No Photo Platanthera x keenanii (P. grandiflora x P. lacera) S? - - Summer M

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Some sights to watch for

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