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Calopogon pulchellus
15 in. tall 2-10 fragrant, upside-down orchids ipen sequentially up stalk. Flowers: 1 1/2 in., pink with uppermost petal yellow bearded. 1 grass like leaf. Do Not Pick. Blooms: June-July
Bogs, moist meadows
Spotted on the Orono Bog boardwalk in the Bangor City Forest. Source: National Audubon Society- Field Guide to New England (by Peter Alden & Brian Cassie)
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