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Tipularia discolor
Weird little native orchid. Leaves appear in fall and winter, ribbed green with vivid purple undersides. In my woods, they grow in small clumps of five to twenty leaves.
Mixed woods. Have read that this species prefers acid soils.
Spotted on Dec 22, 2013
Submitted on Dec 22, 2013
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